2023-08-14 22:00:00
Delegation of tasks. Different protocols allow pharmacists to perform medical acts long reserved for doctors. The National Order of Pharmacists deemed Tuesday, July 10 “essential” the continuation of the expansion of their missions for “rapid and simpler care” of patients, in view of “the difficulty of access to doctors in many areas. “The delegation of additional tasks to pharmacists” is “essential”, declared Carine Wolf-Thal, the president of the National Council of the Order, quoted by AFP. In recent years, various protocols have enabled pharmacists to perform medical acts long reserved for doctors alone, in order to facilitate access to care, in a context of shortage of caregivers in very, very many regions. Pharmacists can thus carry out certain vaccinations, renew prescriptions for long-term illnesses, help screen for colorectal cancer or even deliver antibiotics in the event of an acute urinary tract infection, etc. They are also able to perform rapid diagnostic orientation tests (Trods) for bacterial angina, influenza and Covid, etc. In the event of a positive result, the patient can be redirected to a health professional or be prescribed the necessary medication if he/she has presented himself with a prescription from his/her doctor. The Order recorded 73,795 pharmacists on January 1, 2023, a relatively stable figure compared to previous years.
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