Pharmacists want to get more involved in disease prevention

Disease prevention: Pharmacists want to be more involved
Years ago, German pharmacists had already announced that they were fighting "to make better use of their healthcare expertise in the future". Now they announced their intention to become more involved in disease prevention.
Prevention of diseases
When the contents of the coalition agreement of the Union and the SPD were announced in 2013, the German Association of German Pharmacists Associations (ABDA) had pointed out that they saw numerous opportunities to improve health care and pharmaceutical supplies in Germany. Disease prevention is becoming increasingly important in healthcare. At the time, ABDA President Friedemann Schmidt said that pharmacists will fight to "make better use of their healthcare expertise in the future"..

The pharmacies rely on a stronger commitment to the prevention of diseases. (Image: contrastwerkstatt / fotolia.com)

"Nobody has to make an appointment with us"
Now the pharmacists announced that they wanted to become more involved in the prevention of diseases. "The pharmacies are well suited as health experts for this task and also ready to meet them," said Schmidt in the "Pharmacies Umschau" (10/2015 A). "We are the most open institution in the healthcare sector. Nobody has to make an appointment with us, such as the doctor, "said the ABDA President. He cites diet plans for diabetics, advice and support for abstaining from smoking or vaccination documentation as examples of preventative offers. "We help with the question: How can I stay healthy? That's prevention in the best sense. "(Ad)