AI Qualitative Take: Veterinarian-Pharmacist Collaboration

According to the PLOS One scoping review (Kambayashi et al., 2026), the literature on veterinarian–pharmacist collaboration is limited but growing: the authors retrieved 239 records and included 16 studies published between 2007 and 2024. According to the PLOS One scoping review (Kambayashi et al., 2026), pharmacists most frequently performed compounding and dispensing, reported in 10 of the 16 studies (62.5%).

• 239 records were retrieved and screened, and 16 studies met inclusion criteria, according to PLOS One (searches through 30 August 2025).
• 10 of 16 included studies (62.5%) described pharmacist compounding and dispensing, according to PLOS One (Kambayashi et al., 2026).
• The review was published on July 31, 2026 in PLOS One and concluded that "Pharmacists are expanding their role in veterinary medicine, evolving from traditional dispensing functions to active contributors to clinical care and medication safety, " (Kambayashi et al., PLOS One, 2026).
• The authors recommend expanded veterinary-specific education and stronger empirical research to measure clinical outcomes, according to PLOS One (Kambayashi et al., 2026).

What happened: The authors conducted a scoping review and, according to PLOS One (Kambayashi et al., 2026), searched PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, Ichushi-Web, and Google Scholar through 30 August 2025 to identify evidence on veterinarian–pharmacist collaboration.

How it was measured: According to PLOS One (Kambayashi et al., 2026), two reviewers independently screened 239 retrieved records, removed 58 duplicates, screened 181 records, and ultimately included 16 studies published from 2007 to 2024.

Constraints: According to PLOS One (Kambayashi et al., 2026), most included studies used cross-sectional surveys and perception-based methods, limiting causal inference and objective clinical outcome measurement.

Direct quotation: Kambayashi et al., PLOS One (2026) state, "Pharmacists are expanding their role in veterinary medicine, evolving from traditional dispensing functions to active contributors to clinical care and medication safety."

Answer: Researchers should treat the current evidence as exploratory and use mixed-methods designs to move from perception to outcome measurement, according to PLOS One (Kambayashi et al., 2026).

According to PLOS One (Kambayashi et al., 2026), the literature shows regional patterns: the United States contributed 7 studies, New Zealand 3, and Japan 3, indicating that comparative research designs can reveal regulatory and cultural drivers of collaboration.

Practical step: According to PLOS One (Kambayashi et al., 2026), future research needs standardized reporting of pharmacist activities, sample sizes, and outcome metrics such as medication errors, adherence, and occupational safety to allow cross-study synthesis.

Method note for qualitative teams: According to PLOS One (Kambayashi et al., 2026), much of the existing data are survey- or interview-based, so researchers should preregister coding frameworks, report inter-coder agreement, and include absolute dates and counts when publishing to increase utility for systematic synthesis.

The PLOS One scoping review (Kambayashi et al., 2026) shows that pharmacist roles in veterinary medicine are expanding but the evidence remains small and regionally variable, with compounding reported in 62.5% of included studies and the review published on July 31, 2026.

For qualitative teams, the priority is reproducible coding, transparent counts, and active retrieval of non-English sources, as recommended by PLOS One (Kambayashi et al., 2026).

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