Pharmacy Services :

The ageing of the population, technological advances, new public health threats, evolving patients expectations and shrinking budget are putting under pressure health care systems in Europe and beyond. An increasing portion of health care expenditure is on pharmaceutical and chronic diseases. All these factors are pushing for change. And community pharmacy is changing too to respond to these challenges and meet patients’ needs by shifting the focus from dispensing medicines and diseases to patient care and quality of services.

Core pharmacy services are:

• Dispensing (incl. repeat dispensing and homecare);
• Compounding;.
• Emergency care (incl. emergency contraception) and minor ailment management.
• Medication management (unit dose packaging, new medicines service, medicines use review);

Over the past decade we are also seeing an increase number of advanced pharmaceutical care services offered to patients, such as :

Line Services

• Emergency services
• Out Patient services
• In-Patient Services(Wards)
• Intensive Care Unit(ICU)
• Operation Theatre(OT)

Supportive Services

• CSSD
• Diet Management
• Pharmacy services
• Laundry
• Laboratory
• Radiology
• Nursing Services

Pharmacists Role

Varification of Patients understanding Knowledge ,and skill

Motivate the Patients to learn about their treatment

Pharmacists may also have disease management roles and Responsibilities