Bronkhorst Elmien, Gous Andries G S, Schellack Natalie
School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.
Front Pharmacol. 2020 Jun 30;11:978. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00978. eCollection 2020.
The profession of pharmacy is maturing as a clinical profession in South Africa and has experienced significant development over the past 10 years. The development of clinical pharmacy in Southern Africa started in the late 1980s. The Director-General of Health and Welfare requested an expansion of the pharmacist's role in Southern Africa, in 1988, when he challenged pharmacists to be "more than just dispensers." South Africa experience human resource challenges in terms of healthcare service delivery and the shortage of pharmacists has been acknowledged. Due to the human resource shortage, it is very difficult to allocate pharmacists to work in a clinical unit on a daily basis. This document serves to set out practice guidelines for clinical pharmacy in South Africa, and to indicate areas where clinical pharmacist should concentrate to build practice.
在南非，药学专业正逐渐发展成为一门临床专业，并且在过去十年中经历了显著的发展。南部非洲临床药学的发展始于20世纪80年代末。1988年，卫生与福利总干事要求扩大药剂师在南部非洲的作用，当时他向药剂师提出挑战，要他们“不仅仅是配药员”。南非在医疗服务提供方面面临人力资源挑战，药剂师短缺的问题已得到承认。由于人力资源短缺，很难每天安排药剂师在临床科室工作。本文件旨在阐述南非临床药学的实践指南，并指出临床药师应集中精力开展实践的领域。
