Role of pharmacists & where they do it Flashcards
8-star pharmacist
name the eight stars
- caregiver
- teacher
- leader
- manager
- life-long learner
- researcher
- communicator
- decision-maker
How do pharmacists’ aid with natural health products?
- sell and recommend Natural Health Products in pharmacy;
- advise on any possible drug interactions with NHPs;
- can record NHPs on patient’s record;
- report any possible adverse reactions associated with NHPs.
How are pharmacists’ involved with medication accessibility?
Two medication classifications are pharmacist-only and pharmacy-only, so pharmacists are ‘in charge’ of these medications.
and there’s of course prescription medication which is dispensed and checked by pharmacists.
What services can pharmacists provide?
- vaccines
- wellness screenings + screenings that focus on Maori
- manage chronic diseases (help with adherence)
- lifestyle support
- interventions
- promoting health
- medicines management services
- prescriber
- education
- culturally appropriate referrals
How do pharmacists help reduce impact of & build poor health literacy?
- use universal precautions approach (minimising risk for everyone);
- use plain language;
- thinking about how medicine labels are written and how to improve it;
- teach back technique;
- limit information;
- focus on sharing “gist-based” information.
How could pharmacists help improve Maori wellbeing?
- develop strategy and frameworks;
- support and increase number of Maori in pharmacy workforce;
- foster and form relationships with Maori;
- foster models that deliver services to Maori
What is the general role of pharmacists?
ensure safe, rational and effective use of medicines; selling, preparing, packaging, delivering, and giving an explanation on medicine; optimizing medicines use.
Name the 7 places pharmacists work
- community pharmacy
- general practice pharmacy
- hospital pharmacy
- patient’s home
- residential care
- outreach services
- public health
Name some examples of what pharmacists do in a patient’s home
where pharmacists play a role: part i
- Follow up at home;
- transport;
- aid with adherence
What is a pharmacist’s role in residential care?
Medication reviews; optimise use; rationalise medication– eldery are generally more sensitive to medication & they usually take many different types.
Types of outreach services given
- screenings
- vaccines
Role of pharmacist in community pharmacy
- focus changing to ‘clinical checking’ rather than dispensing
- long-term conditions (LTC) services
- medication review
- screening and monitoring services (vaccination, residential care services, more Restricted Medicines etc.)
Role of pharmacy in a general practice pharmacy
Integration into general practice…
* medication use review
* managing long-term conditions
* repeat prescriptions
Role of pharmacists in hospital pharmacy
- ‘clinical pharmacy’: ward rounds, research, counseling, medication history review, provision of drug/poison information, and services
- ‘medicines management’ role
tend to specialise
define public health
public health focuses on populations rather than individuals; the right to be healthy; maximum benefit for largest number of people.
examples: public health works to improve sanitation & environmental health, illness prevention policies, disaster response, pandemics (vaccine programs, etc.), health promotion and protection, & behaviour and lifestyle change.
