[e-drug] Motivating Pharmacists for Enhanced Contribution in Healthcare (2)

["Billy Futter" <B.Futter@ru.ac.za>]

e-drug: Motivating Pharmacists for Enhanced Contribution in Healthcare (2)
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George

I agree with many of the points that you have made.  I believe that it is 
essential that pharmacists are given, and accept their unique niche in 
patient management. I distinguish betweeen a medical diagnosis, the 
preserve of doctors, and a pharmaceutical diagnosis, the preserve of 
pharmacists.  Only pharmacists are uniquely qualified to identify, 
predict, prevent and/or respond to drug related problems.

Equating salaries with doctors will help pharmacists to take ownership 
of this role but in many cases, this will not be enough.  Other forms of 
recognition are required and all pharmacists have to commit 
themselves to this role - not just a few.

My concern is that those pharmacists who grumble will carry on doing 
so, irrespective of their salaries.

cheers
Billy

Billy Futter
Associate Professor
Faculty of Pharmacy
Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
email B.Futter@ru.ac.za
phone 046 603 8494
fax  046 636 1205