Costs and savings associated with a pharmacists prescribing for minor ailments program in Saskatchewan

• Published in: Cost effectiveness and resource allocation Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 3 - 11
• Main Authors: Rafferty, Ellen, Yaghoubi, Mohsen, Taylor, Jeff, Farag, Marwa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 11.04.2017; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Acne; Activities of daily living; Cost analysis; Cost control; Cost savings; Dermatitis; Drug stores; Economic impact; Emergency medical care; Empowerment; Family physicians; Gastroesophageal reflux; Health care reform; Health literacy; Illnesses; Impact analysis; Minor ailments; Patient satisfaction; Pharmacists; Pharmacists prescribing; Physicians; Prescription writing; Prescriptions (Drugs); Primary care; Retirement benefits; Return on investment; Scope of practice; Societal and public payer perspectives; Workloads; United Kingdom > UK; Canada; Scotland; Minor ailments; Cost savings; Societal and public payer perspectives; Economic impact; Pharmacists prescribing; Cost analysis; ROI

Health care systems around the world have started to develop pharmacists prescribing for minor ailments (PPMA) programs. These programs aim to improve the efficiency of care, reduce physician visits, and increase the accessibility to prescription medication (Rx). This study performed an economic imp...