community pharmacy
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this includes the role of community pharmacist in public health and related issuesTRANSCRIPT
COMMUNITY PHARMACY&
PUBLIC HEALTH
By
Dr Rafia Fatimah
Lecturer
Hajvery University Lahore
Community Pharmacists …
and pharmacy teams as a valuable and trusted public health resource
trusted professionals in supporting individual, family and community health
see people in every state of health and are ideally placed to play a central role in the prevention of ill health.
Public health services from community pharmacies include:1. NATIONAL Essential services Including dispensing medicines
and appliancesProviding prescription-linked
healthy lifestyle adviceDisposal of unwanted medicinesSupport for self-care
Advanced services including targeted Medicine Use
Reviews (MURs), Appliance Use Reviews (AURs) New Medicine Service (NMS) tosupport patients with long-term
conditions who are prescribed new medicines
Provision of medical equipment
2. LOCAL Enhanced services to care homes, disease-specific medicines
management minor ailment services
Opportunities identified for community pharmacy in the Public Health service include
NHS checksRational use of drugsPoisoning preventionEpidemiological controlSmoking cessation servicesEmergency Hormonal ContraceptionPrevention and management of drug abuse,
misuse and addictionHealthy eating and lifestyle adviceChronic Disease Management Infection control and preventionMinor Ailments Schemes
NHS Checks includeSexual health services including
chlamydiascreening and treatment, HIV
testing,Emergency hormonal
contraception through ‘patient group directions
Smoking CessationCommunity pharmacy based stop
smoking services run by trained pharmacy staff were effective and cost-effective in helping smokers quit.
Supply of medicines relevant to stopping smoking
Provision of emergency hormonal contraceptives
There is good evidence that community pharmacy EHC(emergency hormonal replacement) services provided timely access to therapy and are highly rated by women who use them.
EHC services have emerged as a major public health strategy in the prevention of unintended pregnancies.
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Prevention and management of drug abuse, misuse and addictionAlcohol use awakeness programAlcohol advice and harm reduction servicesNeedle and syringe exchange for people with drug addictionsSupervised administration of methadone and other substitutes
Chronic disease management and Prevention_community pharmacy interventions
can improve respiratory function and use of
medicines in patients with asthma. promote cardiovascular health in
terms of cholesterol reduction and high blood pressure.
to improve the management of other chronic diseases such as diabetes.
For example, someone taking medicines for high blood pressure might also be a smoker.
Similarly, people with diabetes could receive healthy eating and weight
management services at the pharmacy.
Healthy eating and lifestyle advice
needs to target patients with chronic diseases as part of the national strategy
weight reduction programmes detect and manage obesityadvice on diet and physical
activity
Infection control and prevention
vaccinationMinor Ailments Schemes
(MAS)
Environmental Hazards
In commissioning public health (PH) services from community pharmacies, some of the services will be associated with the supply of a medicine.
Some examples of medicines:medicines relevant to stopping
smokingscreening and treatments for sexually transmitted diseasesmedicines for weight managementmethadone for people addicted to
heroin.
Ideas for success“Alcohol or smoking scratch
cards or performa”“Know your skin”Community Walk groupsCholesterol checking