Detailing the Ten Main Professional Roles of a Pharmacist to Provide the Scope of Professional Functions

As members of a public trust profession, pharmacists are the most accessible medical team members. Therefore, every pharmacist must know scope their professional roles (PR) and functions (PF). The study aimed to detail major PR into pooled set PF. research materials were provisions World Health Organization, International Pharmaceutical Federation, scientific works on pharmacists. Methods critical analysis, concretization, functional decomposition, generalization used. result detailing 10 main according “ten-star pharmacist” concept for each, combined partial PFs was obtained. decomposition takes account principle complexity limitation, which allowed three six PF respective be obtained, namely: life-long-learner, five caregiver, decision-maker, teacher, leader, researcher, an entrepreneur, agent positive change, communicator manager. Thus, due each or corresponding PFs, we received multifunctional verbal model difficult organize, activities, is identified by total 50 PFs. importance using this in formulating competencies learning outcomes educational programs emphasized.