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Primary care pharmacists play
a significant part in managing

medicines. They have a strategic However, the rate is increasing day-

role to focus on maximizing benefit by-day. In such case, Primary care
and minimizing risk associated with pharmacists can reduce the rate by

medicines as well as making the knowing the core reason of these

best use of resources allocated for increment, by providing counseling
medicines. They provide information, on diabetes and emphasizing the fact

education, and counseling to patients ‘little knowledge is dangerous’ among

about medication-related care. the diabetic patient.

Likewise, ensuring the effectiveness

of therapeutic action of drugs is

the main goal of these pharmacists

weather the disease is communicable
or non-communicable or chronic like

‘Diabetes’. In context of South Asian

country like Nepal, Primary Care-
Pharmacists plays an important role.

Due to centralized development of
infrastructures, rural areas or can say

village areas are lagging behind on

having quality health check-up from
specialist. In such case, pharmacists

are utilizing their education and

resources available and providing
proper information about the

consequences when diabetes is taken

lightly and also help in eradicating

the number of diabetic patients.

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