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. 2018 Jun 19;84(9):1883–1905. doi: 10.1111/bcp.13624

Table 6.

Facilitators and barriers to pharmacist prescribing

Facilitators • Pharmacists' personal qualities (communication skills, training, experience and enthusiasm)
• Practice setting (secondary vs. primary vs. community)
• Organizational, managerial and medical colleagues' support
• Resources (workforce, space, access to medical records)
Barriers • Pharmacists' skills (clinical examination and diagnostic skills)
• Resources (workforce, access to medical records, space, time)
• Physicians and organizational support
• Funding
• Legal aspects (accountability, conflict of interest)
• Pharmacy practice recognition