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Pharmacists remain the first and only health care provider that patients utilize. Pharmacists can thus play an important role in facilitating optimal pathways to the care of tuberculosis (TB), a disease which affects over 9 million individuals every year. 

 The Peripheral Health Institution (PHI) Pharmacists’ contributions as ‘drug-dispensers’, that is to provide physician-prescribed treatment to notified TB patients, or at best to serve as treatment supervisors under the DOT (directly observed therapy) framework

 

Pharmacists can contribute to TB care and control in several ways (Fig. 1)

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Interaction with laboratory managers for the laboratory supplies to   DMCs, NAAT Sites and C&DST Labs .

Interaction with the programme officer for the stock updates at various level (The District TB Centre, TB Unit )

 

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NTEP TrainingModules 5to9  Central TB Division, MoHFW, GoI 2020

 

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With Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) centre  medical officer for the supply of TB drugs for the TB-HIV patient

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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