Authors : Fathi M Sherif
DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.8412162
Volume : 4
Issue : 3
Year : 2023
Page No : 1-2
Lifelong learning is becoming part of the philosophy of professional education. Continuing medical education is a responsibility of all personal who are responsible for the delivery of components of the health care delivery system. Continuing education is becoming increasingly obvious for medical universities, hospitals and health care providers. Pharmacists who are practice in a community pharmacy and hospital, and who are participating in residency recognize that the traditional role of the pharmacist is undergoing change. Over the last decades, a host of new services have been identified as a function of the pharmacist [1]. A review of these services reveled a personal commitment to continuing education. It is the absolute need to develop a level of competence that will improve patient care. In Libya, pharmacists working in the community practice setting are pharmacists with diploma of pharmacy or with Bachelor of Pharmaceutical sciences, Master of Science and doctor of pharmacy (Pharm D). The main objective is that the graduates possess the knowledge and skills needed to perform optimally to man the pharmaceutical services [1, 2]. Patient's expectations from the pharmacists are that the medicine should be effective, safe and affordable. Other expectations from Libyan pharmacists would be to dispense the drugs according to the rules with right advice on how and when the medicines should be used, and what to do in the case of adverse drug reactions and the provision of advice on common illnesses. Nevertheless, it is an undeniable fact that the pharmacist has failed to provide all these patient oriented services [3]. It should be noted that the quality of pharmacy education and training can be improved through certain process of accreditation.