Abstract
Increased healthcare needs during the COVID-19 pandemic and recent natural disasters have highlighted the value of community pharmacists in the efficient and effective delivery of health services. In Australia, legislative amendments have enabled pharmacists to extend the supply of certain prescription medicines to better address their community’s needs in emergency situations.[1] Authors have argued for longer term and broader expansion of nonmedical prescribing to maintain these efficiencies and enhance the public’s timely and equitable access to essential prescription medicines.[2] This Commentary argues that expanded and fully integrated pharmacist prescribing will require greater access to a range of health information communication technology (ICT) platforms to assist pharmacists’ clinical decision-making and to meet legal and ethical obligations in relation to clinical documentation. Specifically, we call for a tailored evaluation framework for health ICT to support contemporary pharmacy practice and prescribing roles of pharmacists.
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