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Strategies for Expanding Access and Improving the Quality of Pharmaceutical Services

Strategies for Expanding Access and Improving the Quality of Pharmaceutical Services
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Author(s): Marcus Vinícius Dias-Souza (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 34
Source title: Effective Methods for Modern Healthcare Service Quality and Evaluation
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Panagiotis Manolitzas (Technical University of Crete, Greece), Evangelos Grigoroudis (Technical University of Crete, Greece), Nikolaos Matsatsinis (Technical University of Crete, Greece)and Denis Yannacopoulos (Piraeus University of Applied Sciences, Greece)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9961-8.ch008

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Abstract

Pharmaceutical services are among the most accessible healthcare assistance systems worldwide, being provided generally in enterprises like Drugstores and Compounding Pharmacies. Pharmacists are highly accessible healthcare professionals considering also the availability, geographic distribution and location of pharmaceutical enterprises. However, there are several challenges for providing these services for patients with limitations such as low education, difficulties on reaching the Pharmacist, and the need for individualized monitoring (due to the complexity of therapy). Reports of low quality services are growing worldwide, and in order to expand access and improve the quality of pharmaceutical services, Pharmacists must move from being medication dispensers with focus in administrative management to a clinically-oriented practice with a humanistic view. The aim of this chapter is to make an approach on the implementation of effective strategies and ways to improve the quality of Pharmacists' work as specialized healthcare providers.

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