Independent pharmacist prescribing in community pharmacy settings, encompassing community and retail pharmacies, has been piloted and implemented into usual care across Australia. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) sought to understand the current evidence in Australia and comparable international settings, in terms of independent pharmacist prescribing outcomes within community pharmacy settings.
This two-part Evidence Check review focused on international peer-reviewed published evidence (rapid review) in component 1. Component 2 (desktop review) reviewed the grey literature about the topic in the Australian setting. The results of the Evidence Check aim to inform policy and research across Australia.
Raghunandan R, Natsky AN, Howard K, Chen W. Community pharmacist prescribing outcomes in Australia and beyond: an Evidence Check rapid review brokered by the Sax Institute (www.saxinstitute.org.au) for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, 2026. doi:10.57022/kozk4328
