title: Doctors, pharmacists and the prescribing process.
abstract: Although there is evidence that collaboration between doctors and pharmacists results in the more cost-effective use of medicines, the input of pharmacists into the prescribing process remains informal and largely retrospective. This article discusses the current problems associated with the prescribing process and suggests a framework to formalise the input of pharmacists.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pharmacy Unit, University of Brighton.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Horne
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stott
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006801:Humans; D010595:Pharmacists; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital; D010820:Physicians