COMMUNITY PHARMACYFARM 34118BYSABRI HASHIML1 L4

DEFINITIONIt is to serve societys need for both drug products and pharmaceutical services.

- the dichotomy of the profession exists i.e. health professionals + retailers. - society need i.e. improve their quality of life. - drug products i.e. prescribed and non-prescribed. - pharmaceutical services i.e. care.

CONCEPTPharmacists are directly responsible to the patients for drug products and pharmaceutical care regarding:

(a) COST- branded and generic drugs. (b) QUALITY- on-going and expired drugs. (c) RESULTS- prevent and treatment diseases.

ACTIVITIESDiscuss with the care-giver who presents a prescription the following information: 1. Name + description of the medicines. 2. Dosage form, dose, route of administration + duration of therapy. 3. Special directions + precautions for prep., adm. + use by patients. 4. Common or severe side-effects, adverse effects or interactions + therapeutic contraindicated, if any.

ACTIVITIES ( CONTD. 1 ) 5. Techniques for self-monitoring drug therapy. 6. Proper storage. 7. Prescription refill information. 8. Action to be taken in the event of a missed dose.

ACTIVITIES ( CONTD. 2 )Collect, record and maintain the following about patients.

1. Name, address, telephone number, date of birth (or age) + gender. 2. Individual history liked disease state, known allergies + drug reactions, devices + list of medication. 3. Pharmacists comment relevant to the individuals drug therapy.

ACTIVITIES ( CONTD.3 )Counsel the patient; perform the following activities. 1. Interviews the patient/representative to obtain information for entry into patient record, patient profile or family health record.

2. Confirms and further clarifies the patient under- standing of medication, dosage, dosage freque- ncy + method of adm.

ACTIVITIES ( CONTD.4 ) 3. Advises patient of potential drug-related or health-related conditions which may develop from the use of the medication- seek the other medical care.

4. Consults with patients to identify symptoms properly in order to advise patient for self- medication.

ACTIVITIES (CONTD.5 )Communication skills. 1. Refers patient to other health-care providers and/or health resources where indicated.

2. Instructs patient in the use of medical or sur- gical appliances (eg. inhalers, colostomy bags, trusses).

ACTIVITIES (CONTD.6) 3. Advises patients on personal health matters ( e.g. smoking, drug abuse, obese ).

4. Participates in appropriate community education programs relating to health care and drugs ( e.g. drug abuse, alcoholism, hypertension ).

ACTIVITIES (CONTD.7)Management of pharmacy.

1. Involves operational, personnel + financial.

2. Marketing, layout and design.

3. The delivery of the pharmaceutical care in a community pharmacy setting.

PROFESSION GOALSPharmacists and educators agreed: More important to look at patient-care outcomes i.e. the effect of the intervention of the pharmacist on the health of the patient rather than just the functions pharmacists perform. With that in mind: Pharmaceutical care is defined as The responsible provision of drug therapy for the purpose of achieving definite outcomes that improve a patients quality of life.-by Hepler and Strand.

PROFESSION GOALS (CONTD.1) This pharmaceutical care will depend on the pharm- acists quality of characters as follow: A-attitude B-behavior C-commitment D-concern E-ethic F-function K-knowledge R-responsibilities and S-skills on the provision of a patients drug therapy.

PROFESSION GOALS (CONTD.2) Then pharmacists decision: To 1. Avoid 2. Initiate 3. Maintain and 4. Discontinue drug therapy, both prescription and nonprescr- iption in collaboration with patients, physicians, nurses and other health-care providers.

PROFESSION GOALS (CONTD.3) Consequently, it achieves optimal outcomes that improve the patients quality of life. These outcomes may be: 1. Cure of the disease. 2. Elimination or reduction of symptoms. 3. Arresting or slowing the disease process. 4. Prevention of disease. 5. Diagnosis of disease. 6. Desired alterations in the physiological processes.

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