ANALYSIS ON THE CAPACITIES AND EFFICIENCY OF THE WORKFORCE IN PRIMARY PHARMACEUTICAL CARE

Merita DAUTI, Arlinda HAXHIU-ZAJMI, Edita ALILI-IDRIZI, Sihana AHMETI- LIKA, Lulzime BALLAZHI, Drita HAVZIU, Gjylai ALIJA, Arijeta SHABANI

Abstract

Background: The workforce (health workers) is one of the main components in building a quality health system. In the pharmaceutical sector and especially at the primary care level, the health worker, is the main and decisive link for a better adherence to therapy. Completing the capacities for human resources in the pharmaceutical sector, especially in primary care, is one of the most efficient policies which results in increased health care performance. Purpose: This study aims to make a detailed analysis on the recent developments of workforce capacities and efficiency at the primary level of the pharmaceutical care. Methods: A combination between the descriptive and analytical methods using qualitative data from the relevant institutions with which concrete assessments on the studied phenomenon have been reached. Data on the number of graduate pharmacists and employed pharmacists on primary care were studied. Sources of information have taken from WHO, World Bank, Eurostat, FIP and national annual reports from relevant institutions. Results: In the data of recent years, it appears that in the EU in 2020 there were over 410,000 pharmacists employed. Of this total number, about 55% of pharmacists worked in community pharmacies. Number of practicing pharmacists results from 75 to 125 per 100.000 inhabitants. in terms of the number of graduate pharmacists in European countries for which data are available, with some exceptions, it turns out to be between 2.3 and 6.5 per 100,000 inhabitants Conclusion: From the data analysis we can conclude that it is observed that the largest number of workforce capacities in pharmaceutical care appears in the most developed countries. In general, there is a lack of precise data, especially in recent years, and there is also no concrete data on the migration of pharmacists to developed countries.

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