Awareness of Pharmacist Health Care Systems

Awareness of Pharmacist Health Care Systems move up-The aim of the sketch was to investigate the awareness of local population of capital of Pakistan domain regarding the pharmacists and their supplementary/ breakaway prescribing in a primary wellness care system, and further to identify the importance and contract of pharmacists self-directed prescribing. Also to prove that the introduction of pharmacists prescribing has the latent to minimize fragmentation within the primary health care system, optimise wariness of medication, and improve diligent care and access to medication. We performed an observational account on perseverings who audited the pharmacies for medication, and took their views and suggestions through a calibrated questionnaire to evaluate the importance and need of pharmacist independent prescribing. After the go for from the forbearing, complete medical archives was noted and Physical Examination were performed to diagnose the disease and need of th e patient. grant prescribing and Interventions were through. After one week telephone c eithers were do to record the chemical reaction of patients. Majority of population was in the favor of pharmacist independent prescribing. accounting entryFrom the last few decades the health care got a tremendous change which make it more accessible to the common person. Pharmacist who is an important crack up of healthcare team, now his mappings have ext cease from the traditional job of dispensing medicines and dewy-eyed medication counseling to working with other health-care professionals at patient buttocks site and in community (Nkansah, Mostovetsky et al. 2010). Pharmacists are among the roughly easily functional health-care providers. They have roles in medication review, health promotion, and disease management, with in-depth fareledge of pharmacology, clinical Pharmacotheraputics, and patient care skills that are currently underused. Prescribing is not an easy lying-in it in volves significant expertise to apply drug therapy skills, but that is a oddball of skill that pharmacists can improve. Independent prescribers are responsible for the evaluation of the patients with diagnosed or un-diagnosed disorders, and for decisions well-nigh the clinical management required and drawing up a treatment plan. The independent prescriber also has the authority to prescribe the medicines required as part of the plan. United Kingdom was the leading country which introduced new role i.e., Pharmacist independent Prescriber (Avery and Pringle 2005).In United States 38 states were allowed for Collaborative drug therapy management in 2003, however Florida was pioneered in Independent Pharmacist Prescribing (Tonna, Stewart et al. 2008).Method and Materials bod of this study was based on observational method. A survey was done in order to make findings about independent prescribing of pharmacist in the region of Islamabad. Customers of different pharmacies are being asked questions about prescribing manners in the form of questionnaire. By using this method, full medication fib from the patient was available to assess the patient compliance, their understanding of the disease, treatment and related issues. iii Pharmacies of Islamabad Region were selected to accomplish the purposes of this study. Twenty nine patients were randomly selected from these pharmacies who visited the pharmacies with nigh general diseases and asked the pharmacist for medication. The selected population of twenty nine patients was informed and made clear about the objectives and purposes of the research study and a permission was taken from each of the patient involved in this study through the consent form. The Pharmacists at the pharmacies were provided with a case history poll to take history of the patients so that strong medication with minimum interactions could be provided. The history sheet included patients name, age, sex, chief complaint, history of present illn ess, the diagnosis made etc. Each of the twenty nine patients visiting the pharmacies was asked about their medication histories and the history sheets were filled to keep the record. After the review of patient history, diagnosis was made and prescription was given to the patient.The therapy outcomes and patient satisfaction was evaluated by telephonic interviews from each of the patient. For this purpose a questionnaire was designed, which contained validated questions to evaluate patient satisfaction with the therapy outcomes and patients were asked for their views and suggestions about independent prescribing by the pharmacist.This questionnaire contained open ended, close ended and choice questions that helped to assess the need of pharmacist in primary health care system as independent prescriber.Results-The first question which was asked to the patients was whether they know about the pharmacist. This question helped to evaluate how much population of Islamabad region is fam iliar with pharmacist. 93.1% of population in this study was knew about pharmacist.Discussion-This study has considered the views of patients about pharmacist independent prescribing. The patients involved in this study were all supportive of pharmacist independent prescribing. Patients were satisfied studyly due to the cost effective medications prescribed by the pharmacist and reduced/minimal hospital visits that contributed to fork up the fee of physician. As when there is a pharmacist available in a community, the burden on the shoulders of a physician is much reduced, patients do not need to take appointments from the physician, hence, its time saving for the patients to visit the pharmacist for the medication. Some patients suggested for a separate independent apparatus for the pharmacist. These were the patients who were amply satisfied with the independent prescribing of a pharmacist. Some of the patients suggested that pharmacist has more noesis about medicines, their interactions, contraindications, ADRs so they can prescribe independently.In this study volume of the patients were satisfied with the therapeutic outcome of the Pharmacist Prescribing. Similar studies was conducted in UK and it was raise that the participants highly appreciated the extending scope of practice for pharmacist (Latter, Blenkinsopp et al. 2010). Another study, Pharmacists were evaluated for their independent prescribing and it was found that patients were satisfied with the pharmacist knowledge and their prescription (Stewart, MacLure et al. 2011). Recently a survey was conducted regarding patients experience and perception of care provided by the pharmacist independent prescriber, most of the patients were satisfied with the pharmacist prescribing. In comparison with Physician prescribing, most of the patients stated no difference in their practice of care provided (Tinelli, Blenkinsopp et al. 2013). decision-All patients in this study were supportive of pharmacist independent prescribing in primary health care system. There should be an independent setup for the pharmacist to practice diagnosis and prescribe rationalized treatment. Pharmacists are good in general diseases but need practice in broader area of major diseases.