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Administration of medication on a clinical ward is still perceived as complex and time- consuming. The purpose of the article is to describe the experience of nursing staff of involving pharmacy staff in the process of administering medication. The description is based on focus group interviews. The article is based on a regional project in which pharmaconomists were involved in administration of medication to patients on four clinical wards in order to perform this task in an interaction with the rest of the staff. A study of statements by nursing staff indicated that pharmaconomists were seen as a sparring partner in the administration of medication and a vital resource in terms of stimulating knowledge sharing on interactions, administration timing and routes. In addition, the pharmaconomist assisted in keeping the ward's assortment of medication up-to-date and maintained. The systematic approach of the pharmaconomists eliminated time wastage from nursing work and freed up resources which were rechannelled to nursing and care tasks. In general, there would seem to be positive potential in involving pharmaconomists in administration of medication on clinical wards. However, this requires managerial openness to new work flows, and the decision should be on a ward-specific basis.

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