[Interprofessional physicians-pharmacists collaboration in ambulatory care : a potential to be exploited]

In ambulatory care, the community pharmacist and the general practitioner most often interact through the dispensing of medicines in pharmacies following a prescription from the physician. However, this interaction can be reinforced by other practices that can increase the quality and safety of care. Interprofessional collaboration is possible through the development of increasing interrelationships, particularly in the sharing of information through dialogue on common objectives that integrate the perspectives of patients and professionals, and through joint decision-making. In this article, interprofessional collaboration between pharmacists and general practitioners is described, as well as data from the literature and some concrete examples from the regular practice of pharmacists and physicians in Unisanté.