Emergency supply of prescription-only medicines to patients by community pharmacists: a mixed methods evaluation incorporating patient, pharmacist and GP perspectives.
Charles W MorecroftAdam J MackridgeElizabeth C StokesNicola J GraySarah E WilsonDarren M AshcroftNoah MensahGraham B PickupPublished in: BMJ open (2015)
CPs regularly provide emergency supplies to patients who run out of their repeat medication, including during practice opening hours. This may aid adherence. There is currently no feedback loop, however, to general practice. Patient care and interprofessional communication may be better served by the introduction of a formally structured and funded NHS emergency supply service from community pharmacies, with ongoing optimisation of repeat prescribing.
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