Collaborative pharmacist-led charting and prescribing models – known as Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting (PPMC), Partnered Pharmacist Medication Prescribing (PPMP), Collaborative Pharmacist Medication Prescribing (CPMP) and other descriptors – are increasingly being implemented across Australian hospitals to improve medication safety and patient care.
What is partnered charting and prescribing?
These models involve a pharmacist approved to collaborate with a medical officer or nurse practitioner to agree on a medication management plan. The pharmacist then charts or prescribes me…