Mohiuddin A K
Department of Pharmacy, World University of Bangladesh, Bangladesh.
Innov Pharm. 2020 Jan 28;11(1). doi: 10.24926/iip.v11i1.1662. eCollection 2020.
Over the past 50 years, the role of pharmacists has evolved along with the health care needs of our population. In addition to dispensing medications and ensuring patient safety, today's pharmacists are taking a larger role as medical counselors, educators and advocates. They are integral part of the health care team, and are among the most trusted and accessible health care professionals. This accessibility allows them to perform more patient care activities, including counseling, medication management, and preventive care screenings. Beyond the care provided to individual patients, pharmacists have expanded their reach to influence the public health of communities. A pharmacist is uniquely positioned to provide disease state management through appropriate medication therapy management that has been demonstrated to improve patient outcomes and decrease overall health care costs. This role is more important than ever as the environment is demanding new practice and payment models that are required to further optimize care and outcomes while addressing the unsustainable increases in health care costs.
在过去的50年里，药剂师的角色随着我们民众的医疗保健需求而不断演变。除了配药和确保患者安全外，如今的药剂师在担任医疗顾问、教育工作者和倡导者方面发挥着更大的作用。他们是医疗保健团队不可或缺的一部分，也是最受信任且最易接触到的医疗保健专业人员之一。这种易接触性使他们能够开展更多患者护理活动，包括咨询、药物管理和预防性护理筛查。除了为个体患者提供护理外，药剂师还扩大了其影响力，以影响社区的公共卫生。药剂师具有独特的地位，能够通过适当的药物治疗管理来提供疾病状态管理，这已被证明可以改善患者的治疗效果并降低总体医疗保健成本。随着环境要求采用新的实践和支付模式，以在解决医疗保健成本不可持续增长问题的同时进一步优化护理和治疗效果，这一角色比以往任何时候都更加重要。
