Pharmacy Practice Lobna Al Juffali,Msc

What we as pharmacist believe our profession to be determines what it is Wendell T.Hill,Jr.

Introduction The traditional role of pharmacists is to manufacture and supply medicines. More recently, pharmacists have been faced with increasing health demands which change their direction and focus to PATIENTS instead of the Product.

Professional Prospects The practice of pharmacy is a vital part of a complete health care system. The number of people requiring health care services has steadily increased, and this trend will likely continue. pharmacy will face new challenges, expanded responsibilities, and an ever-increasing growth in opportunities.

Issues that our Profession will face increases in average life span the increased incidence of chronic diseases; the increased complexity, number, and sophistication of medications and related products and devices; increased emphasis on primary and preventive health services,

Issues that our Profession will face home health care, and long term care; concerns about improving patients' access to health care, controlling its cost, and assuring its quality. Because of the large role that medications and their proper use play throughout these issues, pharmacists will play an important part in the future of health care.

Definition Pharmacy Practice is the discipline within Pharmacy that involves developing the professional roles of the pharmacist.

Pharmacy Practice is vital, since it facilitates and enables pharmacists to fully exploit their substantial knowledge and expertise in areas such as pharmacology, pharmaceutics, chemistry and therapeutics within a clinical context.

Pharmacy Practice Aim The practice of pharmacy aimed at providing and promoting the best use of drugs and other health care services and products, by patients and members of the public. It requires that the welfare of the patient is the pharmacist's prime concern at all times.

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UNDERLYING PHILOSOPHY Traditionally, the mission of pharmacy practice is to provide medications and other health care products and services. However in recent years the term “pharmaceutical care” has established itself as a philosophy of practice.

Pharmaceutical Care The principal goal of pharmaceutical care is to achieve positive outcomes from the use of medication that improves patients' quality of life. These outcomes include: 1) cure of a disease; 2) elimination or reduction of symptoms; 3) arresting or slowing a disease process; 4) prevention of disease; 5) diagnosis of disease; 6) desired alterations in physiological processes, all with minimum risk to patients.

What Should your Philosophy be? “as the old man walked along the beach at dawn, he noticed a young man ahead of him picking up starfish and flinging them into the sea. Finally catching up with the youth, he asked him why he was doing this. The answer was that the stranded starfish would die if left in the morning sun. ‘But the beach goes on for miles and there are millions of starfish,’ countered the Other ‘How can your effort make any difference ?’ the young man looked at the starfish in his hand and then threw it to safety and said, ‘it makes a difference to this starfish.’ ’’

Eight Star Pharmacist  Caregiver  Communicator  decision-maker  Teacher  lifelong learner  leader  manager  Researcher

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