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Data was collated from semi-structured interviews, informed by a topic guide, conducted across 28 community pharmacies within the three largest health board areas in Scotland; Glasgow, Lanarkshire, and Lothian. Purposive sampling was used to identify community pharmacists for participation. Initial coding by one researcher was reviewed by another, with discrepancies resolved through professional discussion.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Key findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Considering the interview outcomes, as well as the limitations, there were high confidence levels for using Digital Prescribing and Dispensing Pathway (DPDP) technology but inconsistent confidence levels for the implementation of DPDP in Scotland. The pharmacists are in favour of digital innovation but are not na\u00efve to the disruption. The key concerns predominantly come from anxieties around what the back up and support will be if the system fails, the process for claiming items dispensed, delivery of training and the threat of the online pharmacy business for independent contractors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Community pharmacy stakeholders have mixed perceptions of the prospects of DPDP in Scotland and are realistic about the impact it will have on the current dispensary model. This scrupulous analysis has substantiated the need for continued engagement with community pharmacists and the wider community pharmacy teams so that the DPDP product build and resultant minimum viable product are fit for purpose in creating a robust digital dispensary.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ijpp\/riag113","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,17]],"date-time":"2026-08-17T11:15:33Z","timestamp":1786965333000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Community pharmacy views of the digital prescribing and dispensing pathway (DPDP) in Scotland\u2014a qualitative study"],"prefix":"10.1093","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-5110-2184","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nicola","family":"Jarvie","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"The School of Medicine, University of St Andrews , St Andrews, KY16 9AJ ,","place":["United Kingdom"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Keith R","family":"Moffat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The School of Medicine, University of St Andrews , St Andrews, KY16 9AJ ,","place":["United Kingdom"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026092009052646400_ref1","volume-title":"GMS Contract: 2018","author":"The Scottish Government","year":", 2017"},{"key":"2026092009052646400_ref2","volume-title":"Digital Health and Care Strategy: Enabling, Connecting and Empowering,","author":"The Scottish Government","year":", 2018"},{"key":"2026092009052646400_ref3","volume-title":"Full Business Case.","author":"Digital Prescribing and Dispensing Pathways (DPDP) Programme"},{"key":"2026092009052646400_ref4","volume-title":"About the Digital Prescribing and Dispensing Pathways Programme","year":"2024"},{"key":"2026092009052646400_ref5","article-title":"Organisations - Scotland\u2019s health on the web","author":"NHS Scotland"},{"key":"2026092009052646400_ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/978-3-319-51020-0_5","article-title":"Maintaining the pharmacy model: the Catalan electronic prescription infrastructure","author":"Modol","year":"2017","journal-title":"Health Informatics"},{"key":"2026092009052646400_ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"78","DOI":"10.3109\/17538157.2014.948170","article-title":"An evaluation of e-prescribing at a national level","volume":"41","author":"Parv","year":"2014","journal-title":"Inform Health Soc Care"},{"key":"2026092009052646400_ref8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/eurpub\/cky212.195","article-title":"ePrescription in Slovenia: operative features, user insights, and public health potentials","volume":"28","author":"Stanimirovic","year":"2018","journal-title":"Eur J Pub Health"},{"key":"2026092009052646400_ref9","volume-title":"Target Operating Model. 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