Journal of Pharmacovigilance and Quality Assurance ISSN: 3108-2343 (Online)

Authors: Meenakshi Tyagi, Sandeep Soni

Abstract: Despite its wealth, India has inadequate health care due to a dearth of skilled pharmacists and the necessity of pharmacists. Due to unclean conditions and a lack of awareness, rural populations suffer from a variety of communicable and infectious diseases, whereas urban inhabitants suffer from lifestyle diseases while maintaining hygienic conditions due to variables such as pollution, lifestyle, and stress. Because the pharmacist is an immediately available health practitioner, he should be involved in sickness prevention and treatment. We will look at generic drugs, lifestyle modifications, establishing drug information centres, avoiding antibiotic resistance, implementing smoking cessation and awareness programmes, raising immunisation rates, and focusing on clinical research and pharmacovigilance in this review. As a result, pharmacists may play a variety of roles, from dispensing to providing whole patient care, hence enhancing patients' treatment outcomes. The primary qualification for these occupations is interaction between the pharmacist and the patient, which necessitates a consulting room in each drugstore. The nation's health improves when the government recognises the significance of pharmacists and gives opportunities for them to contribute to society. Aspects in which the pharmacist should be involved to maximise his efforts to enhance health in society. A healthy Pharma nation may be achieved by including pharmacists into many areas such as good patient consultation, educating people on the importance of pharmacists, and giving opportunities for pharmacists to contribute to society.

Keyword: Pharmacist Role, Patient Health Promotion, Lifestyle, Smoking Cessation.