فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Pharmacies are a major component of health systems and a major part of health serviceprovision. This study aimed at identifying and introducing the potentials of pharmaciesin health promotion. This was a systematic review that searched PubMed, Web of Science,Science Direct, SID, Magiran, and IranMedex from February 1990 to September 2018 forrelated materials. The main search keywords were (pharmacy services), (communitypharmacy services), (retail pharmacy services), (pharmacy practice intervention). Inclusionwas limited to those papers that discussed the health‑promoting services provided inthe pharmacies. The quality of included papers was assessed by the Critical AppraisalSkills Program checklists. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews andMeta‑Analyses chart was followed in all stages of the study. Of the 4156 papers retrieved,18 met the inclusion criteria and included in the analysis. Study findings were categorizedinto three main categories: Health and prevention services, services related to treatments,and the awareness about the pharmacies’ functions. The health and prevention categoryconsisted of education, vaccination, screening and prevention of diseases, family planning,blood pressure monitoring, quitting smoking, limiting alcohol, and weight management. Thetreatment‑related services consisted of adherence to medication, medication consultation,minor pains, and emergency medical services. Pharmacies can provide a wide variety ofservices besides the medications. Purposeful development of the services provided in thepharmacies and involving them in an extended array of services may accelerate the healthpromotion activities of the health system and result in improved quality of life and decreasedcosts. To do so, the legal, educational‑skill, and pricing challenges should be resolved.