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Table 3 Roles of district and sub-district pharmacists

From: Emerging roles and competencies of district and sub-district pharmacists: a case study from Cape Town

District pharmacists (MDHS)

Sub-district pharmacists (City Health)

Contribute to district management team

Contribute to sub-district management team

 Planning, co-ordination and monitoring of:

 Planning, management and monitoring of:

  Pharmaceuticals

  Pharmaceuticals

  Pharmaceutical human resources

  Pharmaceutical human resources

  Pharmaceutical budget

  Pharmaceutical budget

  Pharmaceutical infrastructure

  Pharmaceutical infrastructure

 Provide information and advice on professional, legal, clinical and technical aspects to:

 Provide information and advice on professional, legal, clinical and technical aspects to:

  Health managers

  Health managers

  Health workers

  Health workers

  Health programmes

  Health programmes

  NGOs

  NGOs

  Private providers

  Private providers

  Consumers

  Consumers

 Participate in quality assurance and clinical governance

 Participate in quality assurance and clinical governance

 Participate in research activities

 Dispense medicines at clinics