Summary
Applies existing professional, pharmacy, education, and revalidation standards to the use of artificial intelligence. States that pharmacy professionals remain personally accountable for AI-assisted decisions and should understand system limitations, review outputs for accuracy and bias, be transparent with patients, protect confidential information, obtain consent where necessary, and not allow AI to replace professional judgment.
Healthcare Implications
Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy owners should establish due-diligence, governance, risk-assessment, data-protection, training, human-review, and monitoring controls for AI. Registered pharmacies may need to demonstrate these controls during inspections, and unsafe or inappropriate AI use may be addressed through existing investigation and fitness-to-practise processes.