The first nationwide implementation of pharmaceutical care practices through a continuing professional development approach for community pharmacists

Abstract

Facilitators of best practices• The ability to reach and invite all community pharmacists into the practice enabled us to reach patients from different regions. • Obtaining workforce and financial sources from a wellestablished pharmacy association enabled rapid problem solving during the implementation phase.

Global research trends and hotspots in pharmaceutical care: a bibliometric analysis and visualisation using CiteSpace and VOSviewer

“…Research topic #1 is COPD, which is second only to the #0 cluster theme. Latest research by the Turkish Pharmacists Association shows that community pharmacists trained in pharmacy services, asthma, COPD, diabetes and hypertension can improve the health status of patients through the provision of pharmaceutical care,44 which provides direction for continuing education of pharmacists. Other studies have found that patients with moderate to severe COPD who do not adhere to treatment have a higher mortality rate, pointing out that such patients should strengthen monitoring and optimise drug treatment adherence strategies 45.…”

Assessment of Pharmaceutical Service Quality Provided in Community Drug Retail Outlets in Selected Towns, South West Ethiopia

“…The role of pharmacy professionals in community drug retail outlets includes dispensing medications, provision of pharmaceutical care services, and other health promotion services to improve a patient's health outcomes and quality of life. [32][33][34] For proper pharmaceutical dispensing practices, community drug retail outlets should have all appropriate materials, equipment, and other resources to facilitate quick and proper dispensing of medicines and proper storage to keep medicines in optimum condition. The dispensers and owners of the establishment must always guarantee proper dispensing of all medications to their clients and ensure that there will not be any health risks associated with equipment's/materials and sources of information.…”