How is Italian pharmacy changing and what is the new direction: A modern health post or a drug-store?

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Cicconetti, Pierandrea

Affiliations: Vice-president of SIFAP, Farmacia Internazionale, 00042 ANZIO (RM), Rome, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: List of the new health (professional) and social (administrative) services provided by pharmacy according to new Italian law and National Health Service Authority; weak and strength points, examination of all the aspects. New health services are important to give effort to the pharmacist role, on the other hand the social ones need time and human resources to run. Some pharmacy provides a wide range of services for free already and small pharmacies cannot compete due to problems dealing with the surface of the shop or with the number of employees. New strategies oriented to help and protect small pharmacies are vital, but the most important thing is to create a network of pharmacies that will offer new services; everyone must join it, we do not want pharmacies lack in knowledge in the future and not professional.

Keywords: National health service, region, pharmacy, health (professional) service and social (administrative) service

DOI: 10.3233/PPL-2010-0306

Journal: Pharmaceuticals, Policy and Law, vol. 12, no. 3-4, pp. 303-306, 2010