Table 1.

Summary of the headlines of the good pharmacy practice standards for community pharmacists

Settings of a pharmacy (appearance and cleanliness, accessibility, window dressing, dispensing, and counseling areas and staffing)

Handling of stock (purchasing, storage, and maintenance of quality)

Extemporaneous compounding (operating procedures, documentation, and raw material handling)

Provision of medicines (prescription availability, patient identification, and dispensing)

Supply of nonprescription medicines (advice on selection and use, responding to minor ailments)

Interaction and communication (communication skills of pharmacist and staff, provision of advice, promotion of good health, and provision of written information)

Documentation systems (patient medication profile, formulary systems, policies and standard operating procedures, documentation of interventions)

Equipment (availability of a refrigerator and other equipment, equipment status, routine maintenance, and validity)

Resources (availability of drug information systems and resources)

Health promotion (engagement in health promotion, participation in health promotion campaigns)

Diagnostics (provision of diagnostic tests, documentation of tests done)

Pharmacotherapy monitoring (development of pharmaceutical care plans, patient monitoring, identification of medication-related problems, interaction with prescribers, and other healthcare professionals)

Research and professional development (participation in research projects, participation in continuing education)

Trainees (acceptance of trainees, monitoring and documentation, activity description)

Para-pharmaceuticals (availability of medical devices and complementary medicines, display, information)