In the primary care setting, pharmacists safeguard and promote the access, quality and safety of medications. Pharmacists also contribute in a multidisciplinary team in different tiers of health management and disease prevention in primary healthcare.

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Standardized Terminologies and Translations for Community Pharmacy Services

This reference document establishes a unified language framework for community pharmacy services in Hong Kong, promoting clear communication among pharmacists, healthcare providers, patients, and the broader community.

Key Functions

  • To ensure consistent and clear consistent information exchange related to community pharmacy services and patient care among pharmacists, healthcare providers, patients and other stakeholders.
  • To provide a common language for pharmacists to describe, document, and communicate about their services, enabling the development, implementation and evaluation of pharmacy services.
  • To increase accessibility and improve understanding of health information and services for the public, thereby facilitating the utilization of community pharmacy services.
  • To enable the collection of accurate and comparable data across organizations to support research and evaluation of service utilization, effectiveness, and health outcomes.
  • To facilitate the sharing of best practices and comparison of pharmacy services in local and global context.

Core Coverage Areas

  • Primary Healthcare Services (基層醫療健康)
  • Community Pharmacy Operations (社區藥房)
  • Community Dispensing Services (社區配藥服務)
  • Minor Ailment Management (小病小痛管理服務)
  • Medication Management Services (藥物管理服務)
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