On March 12, 2009 in Barcelona, the international experts who participated in the discussion on “professional models in the European pharmacy” have agreed that the future of the pharmaceutical profession has begun to expand its role as an agent of the drug assuming greater responsibility, becoming an actor for ensuring the success of the patient therapy and expansion pharmaceutical care services.

Martin Schulz, head of the Department of Medicine of the Federal Union of German Associations of Pharmacists (ABDA), indicated that one of the most important changes in the pharmaceutical profession has been moving from a service focused on providing products to a service focused on patients with educational programs for users of the pharmacy and pay for advanced services. “.He has also highlighted that one of the areas of future treatment are ‘directed’ solutions, as the detection, prevention and solution of problems relating to drugs, with results for optimization of high-value products and upgrades to completion therapy.

In his speech, Schulz gave an example of two recent studies that have highlighted the important role of the pharmacist in the proper completion of treatment by patients, particularly in glucose self-monitoring of diabetes and therapy with inhaled asthma . In both cases, over 80% of patients did not meet their treatment correctly, whereas with the pharmacist’s intervention, this percentage was reduced by 40% and 30% respectively, demonstrating the important role of this professional .

The pharmacist must have as its main goal to be a pharmacy dispensing center and a center where there is a primary prevention and therapeutic monitoring of the patient, minimizing the possible adverse effects of drugs by an incorrect use by the patients. We can meet these goals by giving quality care, customer loyalty and implementing improvements in services.

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