A global picture of pharmacy technician and other pharmacy support workforce cadres.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Understanding how pharmacy technicians and other pharmacy support workforce cadres assist pharmacists in the healthcare system will facilitate developing health systems with the ability to achieve universal health coverage as it is defined in different country contexts. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the present global variety in the technician and other pharmacy support workforce cadres considering; their scope, roles, supervision, education and legal framework.

Material and methods

A structured online survey instrument was administered globally using the Survey Monkey platform, designed to address the following topic areas: roles, responsibilities, supervision, education and legislation. The survey was circulated to International Pharmaceut

SUBMITTER: Koehler T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5317197 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar - Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature