THE South Australia Government announced a trial at Lyell McEwin Hospital where hospital pharmacists will be authorised to prescribe medicines as part of care teams.
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia President Tom Simpson says the trial is a "big step forward for pharmacist-led collaborative care in Australia, with the partnered prescribing model proven to be 10 times safer for patients, who spend 10% less time in hospital as a result".
"On behalf of hospital pharmacists, I congratulate and welcome Minister Chris Picton's announcement on the Partnered Pharmacist Medication Prescribing (PPMP) trial at Lyell McEwin Hospital.
"While the 2021 Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting initiative required doctors to authorise medication charts after they were filled out by a credentialled hospital pharmacist, the new PPMP trial will see credentialled hospital pharmacists authorising medication charts.
Simpson added, "our hospitals are both the origin and future of pharmacist-led prescribing in Australia".
"This natural expansion in the scope of practice is necessary...harnessing hospital pharmacists' speciality skills is a win-win in a sector battling workforce shortages.
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