Is there a time and place for health education in chain pharmacies? Perspectives of Polish community pharmacists

Abstract

Pharmacists are regarded as relatively easily accessible, valued for their competency, and often constitute the primary source of knowledge and health assistance (Nakamura et al., 2014;Ooi et al., 2017).In order to meet the current health needs of society, pharmacists started adopting a more patient-centered approach and broadening the scope of their practice (Thamby & Subramani, 2014).Cognitive pharmaceutical services were initially introduced as "the use of specialised knowledge by the pharmacist for the patient or health professionals for the purpose of promoting effective and safe drug therapy" (Cipolle et al., 1998). However, current expectations towards pharmacists include their contribution to public health improvement in a wider context (

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