Table 3. Overview of general practice pharmacists’ characteristics described in the articles.

Main characteristic/ requirement	Results/description
Accreditation	Accreditation to perform medication management reviews [32,39,40,43,45–47,49,54,57,60]
Experience	Minimum 3 years of experience [46,47,49,52,54,60], prior hospital experience (desirable) [57]
Educational qualifications	Postgraduate qualifications [32,49,57]
Special training	Desirable training: Introductory modules by PSA, GP software, spirometry, mental health, online asthma counselling, and motivational interviewing and health coaching [57] One article stated that pharmacist had completed training related to smoking cessation [56]
Skills	Communication skills, problem solving skills, IT skills, understanding pharmacoeconomics [57]

*PSA-Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, GP-General Practitioner, IT-Information Technology.