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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