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PHARMACIST

1. Anti-Protozoal Drugs Sbbu sheringle PHARMACY AND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM Presented by TALHA SHAHID DEPARTMENT OF Pharmacy

2. PHARMACY AND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM The interdependence between Pharmacy & Medicine is there from very long time. During Vedic times, Medical treatment was started with religious services in India.

3. Ayurvedic System of Medicine Ayurvedic medicines begin with the ‘ Atharva Veda ’ which contains a list of diseases with their symptoms in the form of incantation. Ayurveda is belong to Atharva Veda . In Rig- Veda many medicinal herbs are described and water is prescribed as the best cure of most diseases.

4. Physicians & surgeons lived in Garden Houses and cultivated the required medicinal plants. That time there was no seperate professions of Medicine & Pharmacy. A Physician prepared his own medicines. Sometime the family members of patients also were asked to prepare the remedies from medicinal plants.

5. Sushruta and Charaka are the two great names in Ayurveda . Charaka composed a book of information on Ayurvedic medicines called as ‘ Charaka Samhita ’. Sushruta

6. Unani system of Medicine When Muslim came and ruled India, they brought their Unani system of medicine.

7. Clinical practitioner Nurses Health Care Team Technicians Medical social workers Dieticians Pharmacists During 18 th century system of medicines were advanced and concept of Hospital Organization came. Since then the hospital organization is working with the aim of attaining, maintaining and promoting the health of nation, where the services of different health professionals are utilized such as

8. Allopathic System of Medicine It was introduced by the British when they ruled India. In those days pharmacy education was started in India to train the professionals. Some pharmaceutical associations were also formed. Tendency of specialization leads to separation of pharmacy from medicine.

9. Role of Physician :- To diagnose diseases and treatment through prescriptions. Role of Pharmacist : - To dispense medicines according to the prescription.

10. Later the last 5 to 6 decades, complex and potent organic compounds are introduced as medicine. Being potent, these are to be administered with great care and in standardized dosage forms like tablets, capsules and injections etc. Such complex and potent dosage forms can not be dispensed or prepared in very small scale maintaining their strength and stability each time. They are to be manufactured in pharmaceutical industries with subsequent quality control.

11. With the developing trends in Science and Technology, pharmacist’s responsibility is increased. Because of such responsibility the law requires that the distribution activity of all drugs be restricted to the pharmacist. For the quality of the products which distributes. To give information to the prescriber and the patients regarding the use, side effect etc. of such drug in the interest of public health.

12. British Pharmaceutical Conference 1963 Pharmacist regarded as Drug Expert Medical practitioner as Diagnosis and treatment. Hence the pharmacy education is so framed accordingly so that he gets all knowledge about the drugs.

13. Now-a-days the dispensing pharmacy is gradually emerging in clinical pharmacy. So, many changes are required to be made in the concept of pharmacy. Pharmacist has to play an important consultative and management role. He should responsible for planning and establishment of proper pharmacy services.

14. Health care system is highly influenced by the changes such as Economical Political Technological Evolutionary changes in pharmacy will continue to have impact on changing health care system.  

15. International conference on primary health care (Held in sept. 1978 at Alma Ata to achieve the goal ‘Health for all by 2000 A D.) Education concerning prevailing health problems and the methods of identifying, preventing and controlling them. Promotion of food supply and proper nutrition. Prevention and control of locally epidemic diseases. Provision of essential drugs. Appropriate treatment of common diseases. Immunization against the major infections and diseases. Availability of health professionals. National Health Care Policy. This report was basic required to be supplemented according to the economic and social values of the nation and its public.

16. Role of Pharmacist in Health Care system All the Pharmacists working in different fields of the profession are directly or indirectly related to nations health . Community pharmacist and hospital pharmacists are health professionals for the safe & effective use of drugs. Pharmacy occupies an important position in the health care system. So the pharmacist should be well equipped with knowledge of drugs, their handling system & legal aspects as well as principles of quality assurance applied to medicine product.

17. With the developing trend in Science and technology as well as in potent and synthetic drugs, pharmacist’s responsibility is increasing to give information to the physician and the patients regarding the use, side-effects, etc. of such drugs in the interest of public health . Pharmacist is legally held responsible for the quality of product which is manufactures and distributed . They supply medicines against prescriptions.

18. They counsel patients at the time of dispensing prescriptions. the pharmacists also participate in health programmes . They provide link between Physician & Patients. They are able to advice patients with minor illness .

19. The pharmacy profession of India presently consist of Academic pharmacists Industrial Pharmacists Hospital Pharmacist Community Pharmacists

20. Pharmacist has to play important role in areas such as: Prescription adherence. Storage and distribution of drugs. Consultation and Management. Drug choice. Drug monitoring. Information and education. Clinical Pharmacokinetics. Research and development and many other health activities.    

21. Pharmacist is responsible for ensu ring that… . Right Patient Right Medicine Right dose Right condition Right dosage form Right frequency

22. Pharmacy Council of India has reconsidered as pharmacy education ( D.Pharm ) and introduced new subjects such as Health Education and Community Pharmacy Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy