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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

Marcus Vinícius Dias-Souza
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 34
ISBN13: 9781466699618|ISBN10: 1466699612|EISBN13: 9781466699625
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9961-8.ch008
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Dias-Souza, Marcus Vinícius. "Strategies for Expanding Access and Improving the Quality of Pharmaceutical Services." Effective Methods for Modern Healthcare Service Quality and Evaluation, edited by Panagiotis Manolitzas, et al., IGI Global, 2016, pp. 168-201. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9961-8.ch008

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Dias-Souza, M. V. (2016). Strategies for Expanding Access and Improving the Quality of Pharmaceutical Services. In P. Manolitzas, E. Grigoroudis, N. Matsatsinis, & D. Yannacopoulos (Eds.), Effective Methods for Modern Healthcare Service Quality and Evaluation (pp. 168-201). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9961-8.ch008

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Dias-Souza, Marcus Vinícius. "Strategies for Expanding Access and Improving the Quality of Pharmaceutical Services." In Effective Methods for Modern Healthcare Service Quality and Evaluation, edited by Panagiotis Manolitzas, et al., 168-201. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/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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