Pharmacy vital for reform
June 20, 2011
THE Pharmacist Coalition for
Health Reform (PCHR) will today
launch its official policy in
Canberra, calling for a greater role
for pharmacists within the
Australian healthcare system.
The PCHR is a peak body
Pharmacy vital for reform
including the Society of Hospital
Pharmacists of Australia, the PSA,
student group NAPSA and the
APESMA union organisation.
PSA President Warwick Plunkett
said: “As the population ages,
there will be an increase in chronic
diseases including diabetes, heart
disease and arthritis.”
Pharmacists will be crucial in
managing these illnesses and
keeping people out of hospitals, he
said, because with medicines being
an integral part of the healthcare
system, “pharmacists are part of
the solution”.
SHPA President Sue Kirsa said the
group aimed to work with the
government and be included in
health reform discussions in order
to ensure that quality of care for ill
Australians is improved.
“Research has shown there is
strong public support for expanding
the role of pharmacists, with over
75 per cent of respondents saying
pharmacists should provide advice
on the right mix of medicines,
monitor the impacts of those
medicines and work closer with
GPs to make decisions on
medicines,” she said.
PCHR aims to reduce hospitalisation
due to adverse drug events.
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