Leveraging Pharmaceutical Expertise for Public Health Crisis Management

Abstract

The focus of pharmacy practice in pharmaceutical care has evolved from medication product orientation to patient orientation, with the goal of achieving specific outcomes that enhance patients' quality of life. Because patients see chemists increasingly frequently, they can be crucial in helping patients receive individualised care and, in particular, in effectively controlling the rising number of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In India, the lack of professional training and ongoing education in pharmacy, along with a deficiency in clinical knowledge and abilities, can result in poor self-esteem and negatively impact patient care. Community chemists should become more knowledgeable by learning new material on a regular basis, improving their abilities, and leaning more towards patient-centered services than just medication dispensing. Effective pharmaceutical care practices are not always implemented in the community; these obstacles must be recognised and removed through methodical research. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of training needed for community chemists, to train them and assess how that training affected their practices and services related to pharmaceutical care, and to ultimately assess the obstacles to pharmaceutical care in different contexts and make appropriate suggestions.