How direct healthcare professional communications are operationalised by general practitioners and community pharmacists in Ireland: a national cross sectional study

Surveyed GPs and pharmacists use DHPCs as their primary information source for new medication safety alerts and most reported these communications as very useful. Repeated DHPC communications across different modalities were valued. Barriers to implementation included time constraints and lack of point of care alerts for both GPs and pharmacists. Remote clinical support is acceptable to GPs and pharmacists and may support the implementation of DHPC recommendations to optimise medication safety in primary care.