Extending the Role of Pharmacists in Patient Care: Are Pharmacists in Developing Nations Ready to Change?
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=48641#.VK3_kMnQrzE Author(s) Abduelmula R. Abduelkarem Affiliation(s) Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacotherapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE . ABSTRACT Patient care in a community is becoming critical due to change in the impact of diseases on health. The provision of pharmaceutical care in a community will bring in positive changes in health care delivery. However, the pharmacist in developing countries has remained obscure in direct health- care of the patient. The main aim of this article is to reinforce the concept that there is a need to strengthen the basic pharmaceutical system in the Arab and African world before implementing any advanced clinical pharmacy or pharmaceutical care services to our communities. This article gives a good insight of where pharmacy practice in Arab, African and oth...