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Becoming 'indispensable': developing innovative community pharmacy practices
David P Willink1, Brian J Isetts
1College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA.
Summary
Successful innovative community pharmacy practices share key characteristics in their philosophy, patient care, management, and clinical knowledge. A new checklist tool can guide pharmacists in developing these advanced pharmaceutical care services for business success.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacy Practice and Management
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Community pharmacies are evolving beyond traditional dispensing.
- There is a growing emphasis on pharmaceutical care services.
- Innovative practices are crucial for community pharmacy sustainability.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and describe common characteristics of successful innovative community pharmacy practices.
- To provide a tool for pharmacists to develop and implement innovative practices.
Main Methods:
- Key informant identification of four successful community pharmacy practices.
- Literature review using terms like "pharmaceutical care" and "pharmacist."
- Previsit telephone interviews, on-site empirical observation, and tool validation.
Main Results:
- Successful practices integrate a distinct philosophy of practice, a robust patient care process, an effective management system, and strong clinical knowledge.
- A checklist tool was developed based on these components to aid practice development.
Conclusions:
- Implementing advanced pharmacy services within pharmaceutical care models presents a viable business opportunity for community pharmacists.
- The developed checklist tool can assist pharmacists in the implementation phase of innovative practice development.
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