What do you see when you think of a pharmacist? For many of us, the answer here seems quite simple. A pharmacist is a man or woman who, first of all, can read a doctor’s handwriting (a rare skill!) – and a man or woman who gives you the medicine that’s been prescribed to you. Nothing more to it right? Wrong.
The role of a pharmacist
Pharmacists are more than just “medicine cashiers” – they are qualified health professionals that play an important role in the medical ecosystem.
“Once a patient has been to a doctor or specialist and has received a diagnosis and treatment plan, pharmacists are the last healthcare professionals to have contact with the patient,” Boipelo Modise, a registered pharmacist at Medipost Pharmacy, tells us.
“It’s our duty to ensure that each patient has the correct treatment for the right condition and the right dose for the correct duration.”
One of the biggest misconceptions that exist about pharmacists is that they simply issue whatever medicine a doctor prescribes.
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