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Pharmaceutical Care in Asia

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The implementation of pharmaceutical care services has been variable across in Asia . In part this reflects the large disparities that exist within and between countries, including non in countries separation of prescribing and dispensing such as China, Malaysia, and Thailand. Nevertheless, there are increasing reports of innovative services being delivered in hospitals and community pharmacies. Innovation in the development and implementation of community pharmacy services has occurred despite the lack of separation of prescribing and dispensing in countries like Malaysia. Barriers to further implementation include the uneven distribution of pharmacies as well as intrinsic and extrinsic barriers such as negative perceptions from other healthcare professionals and limited confidence among pharmacists to provide new services. However, the widespread investment in new models of education and practice is expected to result the pharmacy profession move forward in the coming years.

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Lee, S.W.H., Bell, J.S. (2019). Pharmaceutical Care in Asia. In: Alves da Costa, F., van Mil, J., Alvarez-Risco, A. (eds) The Pharmacist Guide to Implementing Pharmaceutical Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92576-9_17

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