Table 2 Implications and consequences of the different scenarios
Scenario I | Scenario II | Scenario III | |
|---|---|---|---|
“Pharmacy-Mall” | “e-Pharmacist” | “Reorganize or Die” | |
Demand for community pharmacists | • Decreases | • Increases | • Decreases |
Main functions and responsibilities | • Supervision of dispensing processes | • Caregiver | • Innovator/salesman |
Main skills to acquire/improve | • Leadership | • Clinical pharmacy and pharmacotherapy | • Client management |
• Human resources and pharmacy management skills | • Marketing skills | ||
• Advanced information technologies | • Sales techniques | ||
• Pharmacovigilance | • Communication skills | ||
• Information technologies | • Teamwork abilities | ||
• Regulatory/reimbursement affairs | |||
Primary health care integration | • No integration | • Multidisciplinary teams and polyclinics | • In the local health units |