Revista de Ciências Biomédicas e Farmacêuticas

Fragile Health Care Triangle of Pakistan

Abstract

Majid Khan

World Health Organization supported pharmacists in international context and recommended one pharmacist per 2000 population and per 50 beds worldwide. Relationship between physician, nurse and pharmacist existed in triangle and every angle of triangle has their own importance if any of angles is deficient the health team will incomplete. Paradigm shift in pharmacy practice from mercantile products oriented practice to patient oriented. In Pakistan this is not up to the required level and this indicator is not followed up to the marked to improve the health care team triangle ultimately provide rational drug therapy to the patient. That’s why we can called as fragile health team triangle. The current article through light on current scenario on scope of pharmacists in Pakistan and the main aim of this study is to synergize, facilitate and hire these specialists in order to stabilize the health care team triangle.