IMPORTANCE OF LITERACY AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA IN DESIGNING PHARMACY SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME GROUPS

• At: AbuDhabi (United Arab Emirates) (2019)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-SAPS-047
• By: RASHEED, Huma (University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pakistan)
• Co-author(s): Huma Rasheed: Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
  Ramsha Akram: Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
  Tayyaba Manzoor: Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
  Kashman Bashir: Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
  Rida Ishfaq: Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
  
• Abstract:

  Background

  Pakistan is a multiethnic lower-middle income country with literacy rate of 58%.and 74 regional languages. Due to low literacy rate, poor health facilities and lack of qualified professional like pharmacists in the system, a large number of patients do not know the proper and efficacious use of medicine leading to medication related..

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