A successful project of patient with psoriasis in the Galician pharmacy care.
of psoriasis patients will count with the support of professional pharmacists.
– 150 pharmacies of Galicia have joined a pilot test carried out in the community to promote that pharmacies are a point of information for patients with psoriasis
Spain, February 2013.- psoriasis is a chronic skin disease with more 650,000 people in Spain and more than 39,000 people in Galicia (1.4% of the population), and whose main treatment is the application of topical treatments. The balance of the experience has been highly positive, as explained by the Director-General of LEO Pharma, the promoters of the initiative, the success of this action has shown that the pharmacy wants to have a prominent role in advising on the patient, especially in chronic diseases such as psoriasis ”, and adds is important that we support the pharmacist to improve health care for the patient to promote their ability to control their psoriasis ”.
sign indicating pharmacies attached to the hood and with specific training to be able to inform the patient’s psoriasis.
Several studies have shown that communication between the patient and the healthcare professional is one of the pillars to be able to control the disease and improve the quality of life of those affected. The Association of patients, Psoriasis action, supports such initiatives that foster an improvement in the patient’s care.
Training, pharmaceutical care and education
Galician pharmacists involved in the pilot have at their disposal a course online about psoriasis and its comprehensive approach. The course, taught in www.agorasanitaria.com, the colleges of pharmacists of Madrid and Barcelona training platform, has had the collaboration of the Association of patients action Psoriasis and sponsored by the pharmaceutical laboratories LEO Pharma, specialized in dermatological treatment.
Once the training, pharmacists can provide a special and comprehensive care to patients with psoriasis who flock to its stores, advising them on how to make a good adherence to treatment, periodic monitoring and providing the necessary tools so that the patient can control the disease and improve their quality of life.
The success of the test prompted the introduction of the project in the rest of Spain.
what is psoriasis?
Chronic, inflammatory and proliferative disease of the skin. Psoriasis is a noncontagious disease whose characteristic lesions are limited edge scaly red plates, preferably located in extremities and scalp.
