A qualitative exploration of the role of a palliative care pharmacist providing home-based care in the rural setting, from the perspective of health care professionals.

Introduction: Pharmacists are often not recognised as a core part of palliative care teams, despite their ideal placement to assist with the burden of medication management.

Objective: This study explored the role of pharmacists working in the rural palliative care team, in the home-based setting.

Design: Health care professionals working with palliative care patients in rural South Australia participated in semi-structured interviews.