Pharmacists working in general practice: can they help tackle the current workload crisis?

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Editorial

Anthony J Avery. Br J Gen Pract. 2017 Sep.

. 2017 Sep;67(662):390-391.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp17X692201.

¹ Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham.

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Comment in

Pharmacists are not physician assistants.
Yeung EY. Yeung EY. Br J Gen Pract. 2017 Dec;67(665):548. doi: 10.3399/bjgp17X693593. Br J Gen Pract. 2017. PMID: 29192102 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Clinical pharmacists in general practice: a necessity not a luxury?
Williams S, Hayes J, Brad L. Williams S, et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2018 Feb;68(667):85. doi: 10.3399/bjgp18X694697. Br J Gen Pract. 2018. PMID: 29371307 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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