Open AccessDOCTORS’ VIEWS ON THE ROLE OF PHARMACY IN MAINTAINING THE POPULATION HEALTH
Author(s) -
Viktoriya A. Smolina,
Смолина Виктория Александровна,
И Г Новокрещенова,
И Г Новокрещенова,
И. В. Новокрещенов,
Новокрещенов И. В
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
sociologiâ mediciny
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-2942
pISSN - 1728-2810
DOI - 10.18821/1728-2810-2018-17-1-29-34
Subject(s) - pharmacy , pharmaceutical care , health care , population , work (physics) , public relations , business , medicine , public health , pharmaconomist , pharmacy practice , marketing , family medicine , nursing , political science , environmental health , engineering , mechanical engineering , law
Pharmacy is the basic entity for the provision of pharmaceutical care. Its work is one of the factors that determine the population health in modern society. In order to identify the role of pharmacy in the system of public health protection a sociological study of the views of physicians (N=343), as an intermediate consumer of pharmaceutical care, was conducted. The study covered various aspects of the pharmacies’ work and identified the problems in the field of the population drug supply. Pharmacy is perceived by the medical community as a specialized organization that performs certain functions: dispensing of preferential medicines to separate categories of citizens, selling of medications with low prices and a wide range, production of medicines. Until now there is no integrated approach to the professional interaction between physician and pharmaceutical professional.