The changing societal purpose of pharmacy is discussed. Historically, the societal purpose of pharmacy has been to make drugs and medicines available. While this core function of pharmacy remains unchanged, the profession's purpose has evolved with new medical and pharmaceutical knowledge and technological advancements. The traditional role of dispensing medications has been expanded to include...

Drug use and abuse by athletes has become a common problem. Pharmacists can assist by managing the legitimate medication needs of athletes to prevent them from accidentally using a banned substance. Pharmacists can also educate athletes and the public about the health consequences of using performance-enhancing substances. Pharmacists can play a variety of roles to assist with anti-doping. Such...

training sessions on knowledge, referrals and values clarification on medication abortion (MA) was used to document the efficacy of the intervention within a model of harm reduction to prevent unsafe abortion. Methods: Fifty-five of 80 trained pharmacists completed anonymous surveys in 2010; 53 pharmacists were interviewed 1 year later to measure the retention and effectiveness of the intervent...

Community pharmacists play a significant role in patient/disease management and perception by patients is increasingly important. A self-administered questionnaire was developed consisted of sociodemographic part and 15 questions. Patients have a positive overall perception of community pharmacists that is comparable to most studies in Europe. Community pharmacists' beyond dispensing drugs play...

BACKGROUND Community pharmacies are ideally located as a source of support for people with chronic conditions. Yet, we have limited insight into what innovative pharmacy services would support this consumer group to manage their condition/s. The aim of this study was to identify what innovations people with chronic conditions and their carers want from their ideal community pharmacy, and compar...

Abstract Background Pharmacists are often the first healthcare professionals that patients contact with their illnesses and requests for medical information, which is enhanced following recent COVID-19 pandemic. Community pharmacists expected required to possess a broad spectrum of knowledge skills. Self-assessment these competencies needed self-improvement. Purpose study To assess pharmacists’...