Abstract:
We the undersigned, a collective of pharmacy
researchers, practitioners and academics, call on the Minister to
consider the following points in response to the input made by the
South African Medical Association (SAMA) in relation to pharmacist-initiated management of antiretroviral therapy (PIMART), dated 9
September 2021. We wish to highlight the expertise of pharmacists
in all matters relating to the design, production and use of quality,
safe and affordable medicines. Furthermore, we need to stress the
increasing importance of and role played by pharmacists in primary
care teams, which has been further reinforced during the COVID-19
pandemic and subsequent vaccination efforts.
