Current Developments and Challenges in Community Pharmacy Practise

[摘要] The practice of pharmacy is evolving a comprehensive study is required to monitor and assess the practice's development. Many countrieshave adopted Good Pharmacy Practices (GPP) to improve service quality. There is little information available on how pharmacy proceduresare applied in poor nations. Lebanon, being a developing country, is an example of community pharmacy practice that lacks defined criteriaand evidence of excellent clinical practice. It found 20 current studies that addressed components of community pharmacy practice inLebanon as they relate to GPP criteria. Eight of the papers were about study and professional development, about medication provision,about contact and communication, about trainees, about pharmacotherapy monitoring, and about documentation systems .Additional studyshed light on characteristics that influence pharmacy practice in general. It is clear that the pharmacy practice would gain if pharmacistswere better supported financially and with changes to their working conditions, as this would improve their productivity, job happiness, andoverall well-being.

[学科分类] 药理学