THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY PHARMACIST IN ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS

oleh: Jelena D. Milosavljević, Milena D. Nikolić

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Faculty of Applied Management, Economics and Finance – MEF, Belgrade, University Business Academy in Novi Sad 2018-01-01

Deskripsi

This issue is a review of treatment for atopic dermatitis – chronic, recurring inflammatory disorder of the skin. For a large number of patients community pharmacist is the most accessible healthcare professional. Pharmacist can give adequate advice about nature of disease and treatment options. This article aims to analyze the therapeutic outcome of 30 patients who asked for advice from a community pharmacist. Subjects were patients with skin problems that have been targeted by eczema. Pharmacist used a standardized questionnaire in order to collect data. The results shows there is a positive feedback between a favorable therapeutic outcome and a given pharmacist advice. Material and work methods are described and some conclusions are presented in the text bellow.