Polypharmacy in Pakistan

ISBN-13: 9783659565069 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 104 str.

Naqvi Atta Abbas;McGarry Ken

Opis

Polypharmacy is plaguing the medical community the world over and a concern for health care professionals and patients as well. Recognized in late 1950s, countries around the globe are relentlessly improving their health care system and work force to combat this issue. Debatable in terms of its definition, the issue is considered as a cause of concern and the developed countries formulate guidelines and recognize pharmacists as the ones who are responsible to tackle the problem. Pakistan is a developing country located in South Asia and with an incapacitating health care system and increasing population that adds to the health burden on the struggling health care system, the country could not afford to target the issue of polypharmacy since it could not shift its focus from combating communicable diseases and polio. The work force never acknowledged the problem of polypharmacy in the country and the role a pharmacist can play in promoting good clinical practices. During the last decade, authorities initiated up gradation of pharmacy curriculum adding clinical courses to empower the pharmacist. However, the success of the initiative still needs to be seen.

O autorze

Naqvi, Atta Abbas Dr Atta Abbas Naqvi is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy at the Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan. He teaches Advance Clinical Pharmacy-I and II to UG and Clinical Biochemistry, Clinical Pharmacy Practice and Therapeutics to PG students. McGarry, Ken Dr Ken McGarry is a Senior Lecturer in Statistics in Health Science in the School of Pharmacy, University of Sunderland, United Kingdom. He teaches statistics and research methods to UG and PG students and also advises staff and PhD students on statistical issues related to their research.