A Study On The Impact Of Pharmaceutical Care Provided By The Pharmacist

Abstract

Now a days, Pharmacy profession has evolved from just compounding and dispensing drugs to provide patient care. The pharmaceutical industry focused primarily on compounding in the previous century. Almost thirty years ago, the idea of pharmaceutical care was introduced in developed nations. The careful administration of medication with the goal of attaining a specific result that enhances patient quality of life is known as pharmaceutical care.  The present study aims to observe the impact of pharmacists on pharmaceutical care in patients. It was assessed by evaluating the responses of the patients with respect to facilities at pharmacy, pharmacy personnel and the quality of the dispensed medicines  by using a validated questionnaire.