Definition of social pharmacy, social pharmacy as a discipline, scope of social pharmacy and role of pharmacist in public health, National Health Mission, National rural health mission, National urban health mission

1. SOCIAL PHARMACY
DR. RAMESH BHANDARI
ASST. PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY PRACTICE
KLE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, BELAGAVI
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2. CONTENTS
Definition
Social pharmacy as a discipline
Scope of Social Pharmacy
Role of pharmacist in public health
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Biosphere
Society/Nation
Culture/subculture
Community
Small group/family
Person
Organ
Cell
Molecule
Atom
Humanistic and
Social Sciences
Natural
sciences
Social Pharmacy
Clinical
Pharmacy
Chemistry/
Biology

4. Definition of Social Pharmacy
Social pharmacy is defined as the science which deals with
the social aspects of the profession of pharmacy.
In social pharmacy, the drug or medicine is studied from
the social, scientific and humanistic perspectives.
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5. Social Pharmacy as a Discipline
Social pharmacy related to the social distribution of
drug use and pharmacoepidemiology
Social pharmacy consists of all social factors that
influence medicine use such as medicine and health
related beliefs, attitudes, policies etc.
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Scope of Social
Pharmacy
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7. Scope of Social Pharmacy in improving public health
Social pharmacy as a discipline concerned with the
use of medicines by consumers as well as health care
professionals
Along with behavioural sciences perspectives
pharmaceutical administration areas like pharmacy
management, marketing are also a component of
pharmacy.
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8. Scope of Social Pharmacy in improving public health
Patient-centred roles for pharmacy like counselling,
medication adherence, home medicine review etc are
well accepted.
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Role of pharmacist
in public health
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10. Role of pharmacist in public health
Provide population based care
Conducts various disease control and prevention
programmes in communities
Developing health education program as per the
need of the public in the community
Collaborate with regional and state authorities to
address the local and regional health issues.
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11. Role of pharmacist in public health
Involved in research
Initiate campaign for knowledge distribution
Support legislations, regulations and public policy
related to the disease prevention and management.
Developing guidelines and criteria for formularies
Participating in various screening programmes to
diagnose diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia etc.
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12. Role of pharmacist in public health
Contribute in health promotion and educations like
immunizations, family planning, and rational use of
medications.
Develop, evaluate and document the pharmaceutical
care process
Designing, and regulating drug distribution system
in the hospital along with drug storage and disposal
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Public and private
health care system
in India
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14. Health care system in India
Health care system is intended to deliver the health care services.
Health system is the organization of people, institutions and
resources that deliver health care services to meet the health needs of
target population.
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15. Health care system in India
In India, it is delivered by:
Public health sector
Private health sector
Indigenous system of medicine
Voluntary health agencies
National Health Programs
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16. Public and private health care system in India
It includes:
•Primary health centres
•Hospitals
•Health Insurance schemes
•Private hospitals and dispensaries
•Clinics
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17. Public and private health care system in India
Objectives:
•To achieve an acceptable standards of good health among
general population
•To access equitable access to health care services
•Manufacturing, distribution and sale of drugs by qualified
personnel
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18. Public and private health care system in India
Private Health Care System:
Offers a high standard of care
Well equipped with modern technology and highly qualified and
well trained physicians.
Examples include: Apollo Hospital, Fortis hospital, Manipal
Hospital Etc.
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19. Public and private health care system in India
Public Health Care System:
Comprises a set of state owned health care facilities
Funded and controlled by Government of India (Central/State)
Treatment in these hospitals are either fully or partially reduced
Eg: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in different
location (New Delhi, Bhopal, Jodhpur, Raipur etc), PHCs, Taluk
Hospitals, District Hospitals etc.
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National Health
Mission
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21. National Health Mission
The National Health Mission (NHM) encompasses its two Sub-
Missions, the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and the
National Urban Health Mission (NUHM).
The main programmatic components include Health system
strengthening in rural and urban areas, Reproductive Maternal-
Neonatal-Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) and
Communicable and Non Communicable Diseases.
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22. National Rural Health Mission
Launched in April 2005 with aim of providing better rural health
services
Aim:
To provide accessible, affordable, accountable, effective and
reliable primary health care in the rural through the creation of
accredited social health activist (ASHA)
To improve access of rural people, especially poor women and
children.
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23. National Rural Health Mission
Goals:
Reduction in infant mortality rate (30/1000) and maternal mortality rate
(100/100000)
Malaria, kala-azar mortality rate reduction
Universal access to public health services
Prevention and control of communicable and non communicable diseases
Access to comprehensive primary health care
Mainstreaming AYUSH
Promotion of healthy lifestyles
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24. National Rural Health Mission
Plan of action:
Accredited social health activists (ASHAs)
Strengthening sub centres
Strengthening primary health centres
Sanitation and hygiene
Strengthening disease control program
Public and private partnership fpr improving public health
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25. National Urban Health Mission
Approved by cabinet on 1st May 2013
Focus on:
Urban poor population living in slum
Vulnerable population such as homeless, street children,
rickshaw pullers other temporary migrants
Sanitation, clean drinking water and vector control
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26. National Urban Health Mission
Goal:
Improve health status of the urban population by
Equitable access to quality health care
Through outreach services
Involvement of the community and urban local bodies
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27. National Urban Health Mission
Plan of action:
Urban community health centre
Urban primary health centre
Urban social health activist in community level
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