Table 1.

Definitions of dispensing and patient-focused care¹⁴

Dispensing (product-focused care)	Interpretation and evaluation of a prescription, selection and manipulation or compounding of a pharmaceutical product, labelling and supply of the product in an appropriate container according to legal and regulatory requirements, and the provision of information and instructions by a pharmacist, or under the supervision of a pharmacist, to ensure the safe and effective use by the patient.
Patient-focused care	The merging of several models of health care practice including patient education, self-care and evidence-based care into 4 broad areas of intervention: communication with patients, partnership with patients, health promotion and delivery of care.