title: Short note : concept and scope of community pharmacy.
abstract: Recognition of the importance of a Pharmacist in the rational use of drugs has been slow but is growing Public education in drug use is needed because without its recognition and proper utilization people lack the skills and knowledge which they require to make informed decisions about how to use drug (including when they should not be used) and to understand the role of a Pharmacist and drugs in health care.
authors.affiliation: Office of the Assistant Drug Controller, Karachi, Ministry of Health, Special Education & Social Welfare, Government of Pakistan.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Alam
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010594:Pharmacies; D010595:Pharmacists