Benrimoj Shalom I, Frommer Michael S
Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Aust Health Rev. 2004 Nov 8;28(2):238-46. doi: 10.1071/ah040238.
This article describes the evolution of community pharmacy in the Australian health system, and assesses its current and potential future contribution to health care. A central theme is the unique extent and accessibility of community pharmacy to the public, with a vast and dispersed infrastructure that is funded by private enterprise. The viability of community pharmacy as a retail trade depends on a diversification of its service roles and retention of its product-supply roles. Initiatives by the pharmacy profession, the pharmacy industry and the Australian Government are likely to give community pharmacy an increasingly prominent place in health promotion and primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, especially in relation to the management of chronic diseases.
本文描述了澳大利亚医疗体系中社区药房的发展历程，并评估了其目前及未来对医疗保健可能做出的贡献。一个核心主题是社区药房面向公众的独特覆盖范围和可及性，其拥有由私营企业资助的庞大且分散的基础设施。社区药房作为一种零售行业的生存能力取决于其服务角色的多元化以及产品供应角色的保留。药学专业、制药行业和澳大利亚政府所采取的举措可能会使社区药房在健康促进以及一级、二级和三级预防中占据越来越突出的地位，尤其是在慢性病管理方面。
