ONLINE PHARMACEUTICAL CARE SERVICES
AND GLOBALIZATION
Background/ Introduction
➢ Global network of computer systems.
o Interrelationships among various organizations.
➢ Healthcare based on information system and technologies.
o Improve health services.
o Online pharmaceutical care services.
➢ World Health Organization Standards and guidelines.
o WHO standards and guidelines need to be followed.
o Control the sales of medical products through the internet.
➢ Expanded online services.
o Advantages as well as disadvantages.
o Need of regulatory framework.
Why online pharmacy services:
Advantages:
➢ Easy to access.
➢ 24/7 service.
➢ Delivery to every part/ wide coverage.
➢ Wide range of products.
➢ Affordable price.
➢ Time saving.
➢ Money saving.
➢ Variety of payment options.
Electronic health
record and security Access to illiterate
Chances of drug issue and poor population
abuse
Difficult.
Not rely on purity Selling of narcotics
and quality of drug is questionable.
Lack of interaction
Disadvantages
Affect business of
with physician and
pharmacist
of Online Pharmacy online seller
Identify Problems Define Objective Design and development.
Solutions
Demonstration and
Communication
Evaluation.
Globalization:
Openness to trade, ideas, investment, people, and culture.
Benefits:
➢ Facilitate improvements in health through.
o shared information,
o health care delivery/health policy, and
o international research collaborations.
➢ Potential risks to health such as
o communicable diseases and
o antibiotic-resistance
o etc.
Pharmacy/Pharmacist & Globalization:
➢ Global perspectives for the profession
➢ Diverse patient populations
➢ Management of diseases associated with other regions.
➢ International pharmaceutical industry and supply chains
➢ Complex issues of international regulation and global markets
➢ Online services and regulation.