Pharmacy around world

Pharmacy practices and practices vary from country to country. The interpretation of pharmaceutical systems in countries with professional health care and referral systems has not been explored in detail. For example, Spanish pharmacists define 6 drug-related problems when caring for their patients, while American pharmacists may use up to 9 drug-related problems. Some pharmacies in Australia use a walk-in model where pharmacists stand in front of a typical
counter in a community pharmacy and meet patients, while in Canada and the US pharmacists are behind the counter. In the UK, pharmacists play a role in primary care teams. The practice of pharmacy in North America (USA) today is characterized by diversity. Community pharmacy in North America is a small but important part of the general health care system, and its recent development has been greatly influenced by the rapid increase in the use of prescription drugs. In the United States, there are only two categories of drugs: those that require a prescription and those that can be sold anywhere without professional supervision
. This last group can be sold at any type of store, vending machine, mail order, and service station. Like most countries, drugs such as narcotics are more tightly controlled than others. Unlike others, such as the UK, there is no single type of medicine that can be sold in registered pharmacies. However, independent pharmacies continue to grow in the United States.