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specific medication uses;
- Product-linked intellectual services;
- Enhanced distribution services (domiciliary, homecare);
- Pharmacist prescribing/renewal of
prescriptions, collaborative
care.
Compliance technologies - Non-compliance growing as
medicines use increases.
Pharmacies need to offer tailored solutions for each
patient;
Possibility to collaborate with the Pharmaceutical Industry.
Implementation of new business models to ensure
economic sustainability for
pharmacies or respond to
patient/consumer demands;
Distance selling of medicines and other health products -
Evolving technology.
Changes in management, workforce, work processes etc;
Internet-based services; Internet pharmacies; Less face-to-face contact with
consumers - the profession
gets less visible;
More focus on price and delivery- less focus on
counselling.
Bigger Community Pharmacies providing medicines to a
region rather than local
community.
Collaboration
Factors
Building on current partnerships, opportunities
exist for further collaborative
efforts.
Pharmacist part of the healthcare team;
Increased effort to establish partnerships with other
healthcare professionals (in-
house and out).