Basak Subal Chandra, Sathyanarayana Dondeti
Department of Pharmacy, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, India.
South Med Rev. 2009 Apr;2(1):11-4. Epub 2009 Apr 16.
Today, community pharmacists play an important role in any country as they take responsibility for patient's medicine related needs for access to healthcare. However, in India only the supply of medicines remains the core activity of the community pharmacist. Most community pharmacists in the country still hardly offer patient-oriented service. The role of the pharmacists in the community, and with it their medicine management, may change in the wake of the rapid growth of domestic medicine output and national healthcare expenditure. This article seeks to discuss the genesis of Indian community pharmacy, the majority of which are privately owned, and sketches its education, training and future prospects.
如今,社区药剂师在任何国家都发挥着重要作用,因为他们负责满足患者与药品相关的医疗保健需求。然而,在印度,药品供应仍然是社区药剂师的核心活动。该国大多数社区药剂师仍几乎不提供以患者为导向的服务。随着国内药品产量和国家医疗保健支出的快速增长,社区药剂师在社区中的角色及其药品管理可能会发生变化。本文旨在探讨印度社区药房的起源(其中大多数为私人所有),并概述其教育、培训及未来前景。