The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is inviting applications from interested researchers to examine medication compliance.
With the aid of a research grant from the Fourth Community Pharmacy Agreement Research and Development Program, researchers will investigate ways that people with poor compliance can be assisted and supported through community pharmacy.
“Pharmacists, as the medicines experts, are in the perfect position to assist patients with medication compliance,” said Patrick Reid, acting Guild national president.
“There are a number of opportunities for new or existing systems to be integrated into our clinical practice,” Mr Reid said.
The research will explore these opportunities with a focus on developing effective, sustainable and economically viable strategies for pharmacists to assist people who have poor medication compliance.
Applications are invited by Friday 28 April 2008. For more information visit the website
www.guild.org.au/research or contact
research@guild.org.au.