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  • A Review on the Certified Geriatric Pharmacist Program in Japan and Singapore
  • Hankil Lee1* and Hyunji Koo2

  • 1College of Pharmacy, Yonsei Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yonsei University

    2Jongmun Pharmacy, The Seoul Pharmaceutical Association

  • 일본과 싱가포르의 노인 전문약사제도에 대한 고찰
  • 이한길1*, 구현지2

  • 1연세대학교 약학대학, 종합약학연구소, 2정문약국, 서울특별시약사회

Abstract

Korea has entered into an aging society at an unprecedented rate, and interest in pharmaceutical care for the elderly has increased. The old have usually many chronic diseases and different pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics characteristics compared to adults. Also, polypharmacy in the elderly increases the risk for drug-drug interactions so that careful and professional pharmaceutical care approach is needed. The purpose of this study was to examine the implications for the introduction of certified geriatric pharmacist program through the review of systems in Japan and Singapore. In Japan, the pharmacy association operates its own program and a pharmacist who has completed web-based classes, practice-focused workshops, and actual case reports for at least two years is eligible to take the exam for the certified geriatric pharmacist. In Singapore, the government established the Pharmacists Registration Act in 2007 and made the Pharmacy Specialists Accreditation Board (PSAB) operate the program. A pharmacist who has finished the practice related to the elderly pharmaceutical care for one or more years and has a geriatric pharmacist certification from the US is eligible to apply for registration in Singapore. In Korea, we need to develop a professional system combined with theory and practice for the elderly by fully considering the Korean system. The certified geriatric pharmacist will play the main role to establish a safe and appropriate base for drug use in the elderly.


Keywords: Geriatric pharmacist, Pharmacist specialty, Certified geriatric pharmacist, Japan, Singapore

This Article

  • 2017;3(2):110-115

    Published on Nov 30, 2017

  • Received on Sep 30, 2017
  • Revised on Oct 27, 2017
  • Accepted on Oct 29, 2017

Correspondence to

  • Hankil Lee
  • College of Pharmacy, Yonsei Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yonsei University, 85 Songdogwahak-ro, Incheon 21983, Republic of Korea

    Tel: 82-32-749-4150, Fax: 82-32-749-4105

  • E-mail: hankil912@gmail.com