Healthy Skepticism Library item: 8236

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Publication type: Journal Article

Pleaner D.
Current issues affecting community pharmacy practice. Part 2
South African Pharmaceutical Journal 1996 Nov-Dec; 63:452

Abstract:

Some current issues affecting community pharmacy practice in South Africa are described, including the development and implications of tariff proposals, of which the main objective is to separate the pricing structure for prescription medicine from a professional fee; the issue of clearing houses and recommendations for what community pharmacists should support in terms of prescription benefit companies; the lack of commitment among some pharmacists to the Drug Wise public relations and advertising campaign; and the concept of training pharmacies, model pharmacies for training and research development at a pharmacy training institution.