Kheir Nadir
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman, UAE.
J Pharm Policy Pract. 2025 Mar 11;18(1):2475082. doi: 10.1080/20523211.2025.2475082. eCollection 2025.
Community pharmacies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are widely accessible yet underutilized due to regulatory constraints, educational disparities, public misconceptions, and economic pressures. These factors limit pharmacists' roles to mere dispensers, hindering their integration into healthcare systems. Addressing this paradox requires regulatory reforms, alignment of education with practice, public awareness campaigns, and systemic integration to fully leverage community pharmacies' potential in enhancing healthcare delivery.
低收入和中等收入国家（LMICs）的社区药房广泛可及，但由于监管限制、教育差距、公众误解和经济压力而未得到充分利用。这些因素将药剂师的角色限制为单纯的配药员，阻碍了他们融入医疗保健系统。解决这一矛盾需要进行监管改革、使教育与实践相匹配、开展公众宣传活动以及进行系统整合，以充分发挥社区药房在改善医疗服务提供方面的潜力。
