Re: [india-drug] Pharmacist and Doctor: Important Link (4)

["YK Gupta" <yk.ykgupta@gmail.com>]

Pharmacist and Doctor: Important Link (4)
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Dear Dr. Sampada

I fully endorse that practising doctors in India need to realize the
important role the Pharmacist can play in Indian Health care system. Both
have to work in complete harmony .

Y.K.Gupta
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On 12/8/06, Sampada Patvardhan <dicmspc@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
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> I would like to invite the debate on "can pharmacists really be an able
> qualified helping hand to the doctor in India in near future?"  I have seen
> in many places that even doctors involved in crosspathy do not want to avail
> pharmacist's services and doctors have pretty low opinion of this
> professional stratum. I agree that our pharmacists need to upgrade
> themselves and start giving professional services to patients in drug store
> or hospital pharmacy, such as counseling on therapy prescribed. But do our
> doctors want these practicing pharmacists carry out patient counseling,
> advice doctor on prescription if it needs to be altered? If we in India are
> speaking of establishing pharmacy practice at advanced level, our
> prescribers also need to accept the true role of a healthcare professional
> that a pharmacist needs to play along side the prescriber. Prescriber and
> dispenser of medicines have to be in harmony for betterment of public
> health.
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> Thanks and regards
> Dr. Sampada Patvardhan (Ph.D.Tech.)
> Director, Drug Information Centre
> Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council
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