How to Maximize the Pharmacists’ Professional Ability — Case Study from Our Pharmacy—

Abstract

Under the situation that structuring Community-based integrated care systems is urgent task, the responsibility of pharmacist working at pharmacy is broad, deep and important.In order to adopt coming changes in the medical environment, it is essential to maximize their professional ability. To achieve that, it is important to keep pharmacists’ mental and physical health not just coming from mechanization and introduction of ICT, but also coming from new medical resources /role called “Co-pharmaceutical staff”(CPS). The professional ability of pharmacist will be maximized by constructing the procedure documents and training program for CPS operation along with 0402 Notice, and by promoting the CPS’s health professional mind. As pharmacist at pharmacy to support patient’s drug treatment, it is mandatory to do continuous pharmaceutical management and support patients and also it is mandatory to make the best efforts to share the dosing information with doctors.The CPS system will be much more important and that situation make pharmacists maximize their professional ability and make them engage in rewarding work.