How direct healthcare professional communications are operationalised by general practitioners and community pharmacists in Ireland: a national cross sectional study

Key Points

• This research aims to understand how general practitioners and community pharmacists utilize direct healthcare professional communications for medication safety.
• Conducted a national cross-sectional survey of GPs and pharmacists in Ireland.
• Analyzed responses regarding the usefulness of DHPCs and barriers to their implementation.
• Assessed perspectives on remote clinical support for optimizing medication safety.
• Most GPs and pharmacists reported that DHPCs are their main source for medication safety alerts.
• Participants found repeated DHPC communications across different channels to be valuable.
• Identified barriers included time constraints and absence of point of care alerts.

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