[SolomonQ]

to keep up to date with the changes in the pharmacy profession, reading of PJ is essential, but just to summarise where the proffesion is going... down the pan.

in the near future 10 years or so they'l have put required nuts and bolts into the pharmacy framework to ensure a pharmacist is not required on site (in the pharmacy). so pharmacists would then be more involved in things like diabetes clinics, anti-coagulation clinics, etc etc.. but we should have widespread prescribing rights by then. sounds good doesnt it because this might be okay for newly qualified people because the degree course is changing alongside the profession, but most older pharmacists would require ongoing training at their own initative to be comfortable with the changes.

the above sounds good doesnt it so why do I say the professions going down the pan, well because i predict we will have to do all the clinic work at a minimum reimbursement, the goverment see pharmacies as a cheaper alternatve to GPs in providing certain services. and at the same still have to be involved or be atleast directly responsible for the dispensing of medicines from the pharmacy. All this increase in work for minimum increase in pay for employed pharmacists.