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Pharmaceutical policy and the pharmacy profession.

Janine M Traulsen1, Anna Birna Almarsdóttir

  • 1Department of Social Pharmacy, The Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark. jam@dfuni.dk

Pharmacy World & Science : PWS
|December 13, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Pharmaceutical policy significantly impacts pharmacy practice and pharmacists. The profession must proactively shape policy to ensure its vital role in healthcare and public health is recognized and valued.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Policy
  • Pharmacy Practice
  • Sociology of Health

Background:

  • Pharmaceutical policy integrates public health, healthcare, and industrial policy.
  • Understanding policymakers' views on pharmacy is crucial for analyzing pharmaceutical policy.
  • Policy can regulate pharmacy as a business, influencing professional practice and its role in the healthcare sector.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the intricate relationship between pharmaceutical policy and the pharmacy profession.
  • To analyze how policy influences pharmacy practice, pharmacists' roles, and the profession's position within the healthcare labor market.
  • To explore the impact of external factors like managerialism and interprofessional collaboration on pharmacy.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative analysis of pharmaceutical policy inputs and their effects on pharmacy practice.

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  • Examination of the pharmacy profession's perspective within the healthcare sector and labor market context.
  • Review of how external trends and interprofessional dynamics shape the pharmacy profession's scope and purpose.

    • Main Results:

    • Pharmaceutical policy influences pharmacy practice by regulating it as a business and within the broader health sector labor market.
    • External factors, including managerialism and the division of labor with other health professionals, significantly affect the pharmacy profession's purpose and practice.
    • The pharmacy profession has historically influenced policy and developed expanded roles, often proactively.

    Conclusions:

    • The pharmacy profession is encouraged to actively lead and contribute to policy development to enhance its societal contribution and public health impact.
    • Proactive engagement in policy formation is essential for the pharmacy profession to avoid merely reacting to external forces and policymakers.
    • Strategic involvement in policy will solidify the profession's position and ensure its contributions are visible and valued.