Dispensing much more than medicine

The head of the Irish Institute of Pharmacy wants to see the role of pharmacists evolve

Catriona Bradley has a vision for the future.

As executive director of the Irish Institute of Pharmacy, she will explore this vision of a more progressive industry with improved patient care in her talk at the second National Pharmacy Summit.

Over the next 10 years, Bradley wants to see the role of pharmacists evolve. She envisages pharmacists working with doctors, designing programmes for patients, and community pharmacists and hospitals helping people manage prescriptions ...