Role of Community Pharmacists in Home Healthcare

Role of pharmacists in the medical home.

The concept of the "medical home" was developed over 40 years ago and came from the field of pediatrics as a way to address the needs of children with special health care needs.More broadly, the reasoning was that all patients should have a home where they can receive much of their care and through which their care can be coordinated; this includes but goes beyond having a primary care provider...

Community Pharmacists' Role in Controlling Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance in Aleppo, Syria

Antibiotic resistance is a major public health concern. This study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes of community pharmacists regarding antibiotic use and potential drug resistance besides assessing their behaviors about dispensing antibiotic without prescription and correlation of the outcomes with demographic variables. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a random sampl...

Community Pharmacists' Role in Controlling Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance in Aleppo, Syria

Antibiotic resistance is a major public health concern. This study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes of community pharmacists regarding antibiotic use and potential drug resistance besides assessing their behaviors about dispensing antibiotic without prescription and correlation of the outcomes with demographic variables. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a random sampl...

complex patients; pharmacists take the leading role in community

in daily life, complexity results from countless factors. culture, environment, social and economic status and physical ability all contribute, and all complicate managing ill health. pharmacists bear witness to many of these complexities and increasingly must care for what have come to be known as ‘complex patients’.  the issue of  ‘complex patients’ is one that has been addressed by healthcar...

Exploring Pharmacists’ Role in a Changing Healthcare Environment