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Reginald Amin Yakob1, Adeola Bamgboje-Ayodele2, Jack C Collins1
1School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Pharmacy and Bank Building A15, Science Rd, New South Wales, 2006, Australia.
Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy : RSAP
|June 28, 2025
Summary
Pharmacists can leverage large language models (LLMs) and artificial intelligence (AI) to develop practical digital tools for pharmacy practice. Enhancing digital competence enables innovation in patient care and professional advancement.
Area of Science:
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
- Digital Health and Pharmacy Practice
- Computational Methods in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Background:
- Large language models (LLMs) offer potential benefits in healthcare but face challenges like accuracy and privacy.
- The utility of LLMs for generating functional code for pharmacists is largely unexplored.
- Digital competency is crucial for pharmacists to adapt to evolving AI technologies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To demonstrate a practical approach for pharmacists to use LLMs for creating practice-specific digital tools.
- To showcase the development of functional prototypes for common pharmacy tasks using AI-generated code.
- To encourage pharmacists to enhance digital skills for AI-driven innovation and collaboration.
Main Methods:
- Engaging with ChatGPT (a large language model) through iterative prompting to request code generation.
- Developing tools for pharmacokinetic calculations, dose adjustments, drug-drug interaction checks, and multilingual information access.
- Conducting pilot functionality tests on the created AI-generated tools.
Main Results:
- Functional prototypes of pharmacy practice tools were successfully created using LLM-generated code.
- The developed tools included calculators for pharmacokinetic and dosage parameters, a drug interaction checker, and a translation aid.
- All created tools passed initial pilot functionality assessments.
Conclusions:
- Pharmacists can enhance their digital competence to utilize generative AI for creating innovative practice tools.
- Exploring AI capabilities can lead to advancements in digital support within pharmacy and foster collaboration with tech experts.
- Addressing regulatory aspects, including data privacy and accountability, is essential for AI tool development in pharmacy.
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