Community pharmacists on the frontline in the chronic disease management: The need for primary healthcare policy reforms in low and middle income countries
In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), over 12 million people die yearly from chronic diseases and this number is expected to increase if concerted actions are not taken. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the roles and impact of community pharmacists in chronic disease management suppo...
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| description | In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), over 12 million people die yearly from chronic diseases and this number is expected to increase if concerted actions are not taken. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the roles and impact of community pharmacists in chronic disease management support and the need for policymakers in LMICs to reposition community pharmacists appropriately for this extended role. Recent findings have shown that community pharmacists are the most accessible healthcare providers to the members of the community. Published evidence have demonstrated that community pharmacists' interventions in chronic diseases significantly improve economic, clinical, and humanistic outcomes. However, they are not officially recognized as primary healthcare providers in LMICs. Therefore, there is need for policy reforms that will encourage strategic use of the clinical skills of community pharmacists as part of the primary healthcare team in LMICs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4772db8b1c5496481be6fbae72675e22022-12-21T19:20:58ZengElsevierExploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy2667-27662021-06-012100011Community pharmacists on the frontline in the chronic disease management: The need for primary healthcare policy reforms in low and middle income countriesRoland Nnaemeka Okoro0Sabina Onyinye Nduaguba1Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria; Corresponding author.Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, USA; Center for Drug Evaluation and Safety, University of Florida, USAIn low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), over 12 million people die yearly from chronic diseases and this number is expected to increase if concerted actions are not taken. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the roles and impact of community pharmacists in chronic disease management support and the need for policymakers in LMICs to reposition community pharmacists appropriately for this extended role. Recent findings have shown that community pharmacists are the most accessible healthcare providers to the members of the community. Published evidence have demonstrated that community pharmacists' interventions in chronic diseases significantly improve economic, clinical, and humanistic outcomes. However, they are not officially recognized as primary healthcare providers in LMICs. Therefore, there is need for policy reforms that will encourage strategic use of the clinical skills of community pharmacists as part of the primary healthcare team in LMICs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667276621000111Chronic diseasesCommunity pharmacistsExtended roleLMICsPharmaceutical care |
| spellingShingle | Roland Nnaemeka Okoro Sabina Onyinye Nduaguba Community pharmacists on the frontline in the chronic disease management: The need for primary healthcare policy reforms in low and middle income countries Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy Chronic diseases Community pharmacists Extended role LMICs Pharmaceutical care |
| title | Community pharmacists on the frontline in the chronic disease management: The need for primary healthcare policy reforms in low and middle income countries |
| title_full | Community pharmacists on the frontline in the chronic disease management: The need for primary healthcare policy reforms in low and middle income countries |
| title_fullStr | Community pharmacists on the frontline in the chronic disease management: The need for primary healthcare policy reforms in low and middle income countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community pharmacists on the frontline in the chronic disease management: The need for primary healthcare policy reforms in low and middle income countries |
| title_short | Community pharmacists on the frontline in the chronic disease management: The need for primary healthcare policy reforms in low and middle income countries |
| title_sort | community pharmacists on the frontline in the chronic disease management the need for primary healthcare policy reforms in low and middle income countries |
| topic | Chronic diseases Community pharmacists Extended role LMICs Pharmaceutical care |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667276621000111 |
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