2025/01/21 by Gemma Burns, Helena Gjone, Trudy Teasdale +1 · 1 voice
Health Professions · Medicine · #Electronic Health Records Systems #Patient Safety and Medication Errors #Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
paper · doi:10.1093/ijpp/riae077
openalex publication_date 2025/01/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
OBJECTIVES: This study explored South-East Queensland Australian pharmacists' perspectives on preparing discharge medicine lists, specifically involvement of pharmacy assistants, use of electronic medication management software, and expanding pharmacists' scope during discharge. METHODS: Electronic survey distributed to pharmacists during December 2021 and data collected over 3 weeks. KEY FINDINGS: Pharmacists supported increased involvement of pharmacy assistants (with structured collaborative training), pharmacist-led medication reconciliation, and producing the discharge medicine list directly from the electronic record. CONCLUSIONS: Increased scope of pharmacy assistants to complete technical tasks will improve pharmacists' capacity to integrate with the medical team and perform discharge medication reconciliation.