Lecture 6

Question 1

What are the statutory Roles of the Pharmacy Council?

Answer 1

􏰁Registration of pharmacists (including from overseas)
􏰁 Definition of scopes of practice: Pharmacist Scope of Practice defined in 2004 (Note: a new Pharmacist Prescriber Scope was launched in 2012 )
􏰁 Entry-level competency assessment (internship programme)
􏰁 Ongoing competency-assessment and issue of Annual Practising Certificates (APC)
􏰁 Competence review and screening for Disciplinary referral

Question 2

How is the intern scope of practice different to the pharmacy scope of practice?

Answer 2

The pharmacist scope of practice is broader and the intent must work under the supervision a pharmacist.

Question 3

What is the intern scope of practice?

Answer 3

The intern pharmacist, practising under the supervision of a practising registered pharmacist acts as a medicines manager, providing patient-centred medication therapy management, health improvement and disease prevention services in a collaborative environment. Intern Pharmacists ensure safe and quality use of medicines and optimise health outcomes by contributing to patient assessment and to the selection, prescribing, monitoring and evaluation of medicine therapy.

Question 4

Under the intern scope of practice the practice of pharmacy may include?

Answer 4

• the custody, preparation, and dispensing of medicines and pharmaceutical products;
• the selection and provision of non-prescription medicine therapies and therapeutic aids;
• health promotion, including health screening;
• the potential for administration of medicines; and
• researching and evaluating information and providing evidence-based advice
and recommendations on medicines and medicines-related health issues.