TY - JOUR T1 - The prevention of adverse drug reactions—a potential role for pharmacists in the primary care team? JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 429 LP - 434 VL - 31 IS - 228 AU - J. I. Shulman AU - S. Shulman AU - A. P. Haines Y1 - 1981/07/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/31/228/429.abstract N2 - Medication record cards were kept for 1,366 patients over a three-year period at a neighbourhood pharmacy in north-west London. Eighty-six potential adverse drug reactions were detected. In 53 cases the general practitioner changed the prescription after being contacted by the pharmacist. In a further 15 cases advice intended to reduce the likelihood of an adverse drug reaction was given to the patients by the pharmacist. Seventy-six errors on prescriptions were also detected; these were mainly unintended changes in dose or strength of medication. Pharmacists could have a useful role to play in monitoring for potential drug reactions in general practice. Closer collaboration between the two professions would be of mutual benefit. ER -