Stuart Anderson's refreshingly perceptive and forward-looking Broad spectrum article (PJ, 8 November 2008, p534) raises uncomfortable questions about whether pharmacists will be providing pharmaceutical services in 20 to 30 years' time.With pharmacists being actively encouraged to adopt a patient-focus rather than product-focus, and with pharmacy technicians poised in the wings, a plausible argument is made that the Government may no longer need pharmacists.
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