PATIENT CARE - PHARMACARE
Doctor-Patient contact time is hardly 5 minutes.Patient is left to fend himself with (mis)understood medication regimen.
Because of this he spends ₹ 8 to 10K per year on consultation, lab and medicines.
It is the professional JOB..... of the pharmacist to train and guide the patient on medication management.
But, whose job is it to produce pharmacists of professional quality?
Our pharmacists are failing to take such a responsibility and running away from the scene.
And
Our Pharmacy education system has failed to produce professionally competent Pharmacist to shoulder this responsibility with full confidence.
And
Pharmacists are not professionally empowered and legally supported.
The Govt should address these issues in public interest.
If effectively served the Chronic patient's would be comfortable enough with confidence and that would minimize treatment expenditure by an average 1/4th. with only one or two lab and consultation per year.
I appeal to public to demand this kind of service from the Pharmacists in Chemist shop or Pharmacies and Boycott such chemists and pharmacies where you dont get professional service.
I appeal to pharmacists to surrender your certificate to the council if you don't want to work like a professional pharmacist,
All in the interest of Patient's safety.
POV : Bhagwan PS
