Primary Health Care: Roles of Community Pharmacists in Low- and Middle-Income Countries—A Systematic Review
Erick Wesley Hedima,
Roland Nnaemeka Okoro
Abstract:Community pharmacists (CPs) play vital roles in primary healthcare (PHC), yet they are not officially recognised as PHC providers, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Objectives: This review aims to uncover the provision of PHC services by CPs in LMICs and identify barriers to these services, as well as strategies to overcome them.
Methods: Medline, CINAHL, Google Scholar, and others were searched for articles published between 2000 and 2022 that reported on CPs’ provision of PHC services… Show more
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