Primary health care roles of community pharmacists in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed methods systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community pharmacists (CPs) play vital roles in primary healthcare (PHC), yet they are not officially recognised as PHC providers, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Objectives

This review aims to uncover the provision of PHC services by CPs in LMICs and identify barriers to these services, as well as strategies to overcome them.

Methods

Medline, CINAHL, Google Scholar, and others were searched for articles published between 2000 and 2022 that reported on CPs' provision of PHC services in LMICs. Eligible studies were evaluated, and data were extracted and assessed for quality using the mixed methods appraisal tool (MMAT).

Results

Only 13 studies had a high quality rating, less than a quarter (n = 23) of the articles were of con

SUBMITTER: Hedima EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12487115 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature