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Use of chinese and western over-the-counter medications in Hong Kong

Benefits of engaging community pharmacists in providing wider primary care are internationally acknowledged; in Hong Kong, however, strategies for harnessing their potential contributions are yet to be launched. Here, community pharmacist and Chinese medicine retailers are responsible for providing...

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Autores principales: Chi Ho Chung, Vincent, Lau, Chun Hong, Kin Chan, Frank Wan, Sze You, Joyce Hoi, Yi Wong, Eliza Lai, Yeoh, Eng Kiong, Griffiths, Sian Meryl
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Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3004905/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21143942
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8546-5-41
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author Chi Ho Chung, Vincent
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Kin Chan, Frank Wan
Sze You, Joyce Hoi
Yi Wong, Eliza Lai
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description Benefits of engaging community pharmacists in providing wider primary care are internationally acknowledged; in Hong Kong, however, strategies for harnessing their potential contributions are yet to be launched. Here, community pharmacist and Chinese medicine retailers are responsible for providing western and Chinese over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Patterns of OTC uses reflect the characteristics of populations who rely on community pharmacists and Chinese medicine retailers as their main point of contact with the healthcare system. Analyzing the data from a Hong Kong survey (n = 33,263) on self medication and medical consultation patterns, we propose, in this article, an extended role for community pharmacists and Chinese medicine retailers, which entails aspects as follows: (1) referring patients to other medical services where appropriate; (2) providing health education and preventative services; (3) safeguarding the use of Chinese herbal medicines.
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spelling pubmed-30049052010-12-21 Use of chinese and western over-the-counter medications in Hong Kong Chi Ho Chung, Vincent Lau, Chun Hong Kin Chan, Frank Wan Sze You, Joyce Hoi Yi Wong, Eliza Lai Yeoh, Eng Kiong Griffiths, Sian Meryl Chin Med Commentary Benefits of engaging community pharmacists in providing wider primary care are internationally acknowledged; in Hong Kong, however, strategies for harnessing their potential contributions are yet to be launched. Here, community pharmacist and Chinese medicine retailers are responsible for providing western and Chinese over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Patterns of OTC uses reflect the characteristics of populations who rely on community pharmacists and Chinese medicine retailers as their main point of contact with the healthcare system. Analyzing the data from a Hong Kong survey (n = 33,263) on self medication and medical consultation patterns, we propose, in this article, an extended role for community pharmacists and Chinese medicine retailers, which entails aspects as follows: (1) referring patients to other medical services where appropriate; (2) providing health education and preventative services; (3) safeguarding the use of Chinese herbal medicines. BioMed Central 2010-12-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3004905/ /pubmed/21143942 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8546-5-41 Text en Copyright ©2010 Chi Ho Chung et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (<url>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0</url>), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Griffiths, Sian Meryl
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title_short Use of chinese and western over-the-counter medications in Hong Kong
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3004905/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21143942
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8546-5-41
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