Dr Justin Coleman, a GP and medical writer as well as Croakey’s resident Naked Doctor columnist, has made a short clip giving some insights into the value that pharmacists can add in general practice. You also get some sense of the competing demands upon a GP’s attention and time.
It might be of particular interest to any patients taking multiple medications…
Or, as he puts it, “I take a seriously good concept and add octopuses.”
“For GPs, having an in-house pharmacist can be more than handy.”
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