JOB DESCRIPTION :
- Position Name : Research Associate
- Organization : Jubilant Biosys
- Qualification: MSc/ PhD/ Post Doctorate
- Experience: 0 -3 years
- Salary: N/A
- Location: Lucknow
How to Apply:
- Pre-Registration Required: Scan the QR code to pre-register.
- Immediate Joiners and Professionals on Career Break are encouraged to apply.
Pharmacists’ Responsibility in Patient Care :
The incidence of preventable adverse drug events and the cost to society associated with medication-related morbidity and mortality is of growing concern
(Easton et al, 2004; Ernst and Grizzle, 2001; Gurwitz et al, 2003; Johnson and
Bootman, 1995; Manasse, 1989; Rodriguez-Monguio et al, 2003). The Institute of
Medicine (IOM) report on patient safety concluded that medication-related
errors are among the most prevalent errors in medical care (Committee on
Quality of Health Care in America, 1999). The potential of pharmacists playing a
pivotal role in reducing the incidence of both medication-related errors and
drug-related illness is also receiving increased attention (Bunting and Cranor,
2006; Cranor et al, 2003; Garrett and Bluml, 2005; Hepler, 2001; Hepler andStrand, 1990; Leape et al, 1999; Schnipper et al, 2006). Hepler and Strand (1990)
have made a compelling case for the societal need for pharmaceutical care, which
they define as “the responsible provision of drug therapy for the purpose of
achieving definite outcomes that improve a patient’s quality of life.” Mission
statements of professional pharmacy associations have been changed in recent
years to reflect the increased responsibility pharmacists are being asked to
assume for the appropriate use of drugs in society.
The “patient-centered” role envisioned by pharmacy mission statements
would afford pharmacists a value to society far beyond that provided by their current “drug-centered” role. However, while the mission statements of professional
organizations can help guide practice, they must be translated into patient care
activities that pharmacists provide to each of their patients. The quality of the
interpersonal relationships pharmacists develop with patients depends upon
effective communication. Establishing trusting relationships with your patients is not simply something that
is “nice to do” but that is essentially peripheral to the “real” purpose of pharmacy
practice. The quality of the patient-provider relationship is crucial. All professional activities between you and your patients take place in the context of the
relationship that you establish. An effective relationship forms the base that
allows you to meet professional responsibilities in patient care.
The ultimate purpose of the professional-patient relationship must constantly
be kept in mind. The purpose of the relationship is to achieve mutually understood and agreed-upon goals for therapy that improve your patients’ quality of life.
Your activities must, therefore, be thought of in terms of the patient outcomes that
you help to reach. You must begin to redefine what you do with the focus being
on patient needs. Your goal, for example, is changed from providing patients with
drug information to a goal of ensuring that patients understand their treatment in
order to take medications safely and appropriately. Your goal is not to get patients
to do as they are told (i.e., comply) but to help them reach intended treatment outcomes. Providing information or trying to improve adherence must be seen as a
means to reach a desired outcome, rather than being an end in itself. Even communication with your patients is not an end in itself.