PHARMACIST’S INTERVENTION IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC DISEASE – A REVIEW

Jayesh Sandip Sawarkar* and Anand Shriram Baley

ABSTRACT

Chronic diseases like Hypertension, Diabetes represent a significant burden to Indian health care system. Due to various factors as lack of knowledge, poverty, very formal approach towards the health and chronic diseases, non-compliance, lack of regular checkup and monitoring, medication non adherence, non-availability of proper chronic diseases management protocol etc, these diseases are gaining worst situation in Indian population mainly in rural areas. Patients with such chronic diseases need regular and proper monitoring to maintain optimum health parameters to achieve the desired health goals for a better quality of life. Five M-Monitoring, Management medication, Modification of lifestyle, Medication adherence, Maintaining Quality of life are the significant points for patients with hypertension and diabetes. Community Pharmacist is front-line leader to assist the patients to achieve this goal.

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