Highlights
- •Timely access to general practice has become a common issue in this era of aging populations.
- •The common response to extend the opening hours does not sort out the shortage of workforce.
- •A more pragmatic approach has been to involve public pharmacists in primary care.
- •Public pharmacists' involvement might limit the fragmentation of pharmaceutical care.
- •Larger-scale organizations are a pressing priority for modern primary care too.
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Publication history
Published online: September 29, 2018
Accepted:
September 18,
2018
Received in revised form:
September 15,
2018
Received:
September 11,
2018
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