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Role of a Pharmacist in Public Health Care

<br>A pharmacist has enough and more roles and responsibilities in public health care. The course is not just about dispensing medicines, but also a deep understanding of human health. A pharmacist can perform various kinds of public health services depending on their training, work experience, capabilities, etc.<br>

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Role of a Pharmacist in Public Health Care

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  1. Role of a Pharmacist in Public Health Care

  2. A pharmacist has enough and more roles and responsibilities in public health care. The course is not just about dispensing medicines, but also a deep understanding of human health. A pharmacist can perform various kinds of public health services depending on their training, work experience, capabilities, etc.

  3. The best colleges in Kerala moulds highly qualified pharmacists with an ardent passion for serving people. Here are some of the crucial roles that pharmacists play in public health care:

  4. POPULATION-BASED CARE: Pharmacists have this innate responsibility to involve in both patient-based and population- based care.

  5. Health-system pharmacists along-with fellow health care professionals can contribute tremendously to the population health care through medication-use evaluation, evidence- based disease management programs etc.

  6. PREVENTION OF DISEASES It is not necessary that pharmacists only lookout for patients, they can indulge in disease prevention methods by conducting screening programs for knowing the immune system of people and maybe diagnose an unidentified disease condition the patient is prone- to.

  7. HEALTH EDUCATION Pharmacists can always conduct health education and training programmes that talk about health-related topics such as exercise, healthy nutrition and tobacco cessation. This education has to be given at the early stages of life to have a better influence on people, for example, in the form of school health programs.

  8. Public Health Policy At times of emergencies, health-system pharmacists have an inevitable role in emergency planning and service delivery of specialized pharmaceuticals like antidotes, vaccines, and antibiotics in adherence to the health care policies.

  9. The best pharmacy colleges in Kerala give extensive education and training for the students to handle any kinds of situations in the career world. Theoretical knowledge combined with practical experience moulds any graduate into an ideal pharmacist serving public health.

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