Quality Care Standards in  
                 Community Pharmacy 
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                Community Pharmacy Section 
                                
           International Pharmaceutical Federation
                                                    
                                
                                
                                
             Quality Care Standards in  
                Community Pharmacy 
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                  Report of a Working Group 
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                Community Pharmacy Section 
                                
           International Pharmaceutical Federation
                                                      
        Quality Care Standards in Community Pharmacy 
        Report of a Working Group 
        September 2005 
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
        Community Pharmacy Section 
        International Pharmaceutical Federation 
         
        Secretariat: 
        Pharmakon, Danish College of Pharmacy Practice 
        Milnersvej 42 
        DK-3400 Hillerød 
        Denmark
         
        Table of Contents 
         
        Foreword............................................................................................................3 
        Introduction.......................................................................................................4 
        Quality Care Standards Analysis........................................................................5 
         Rationale........................................................................................................5 
         Development of Quality Care Standards..........................................................5 
         Recommendations for the Implementation of Quality Care Standards 
         Programmes....................................................................................................6 
         Quality Care Standards Programme: Stage I (Minimum requirements).............7 
         Quality Care Standards Programme: Stage II...................................................8 
         Quality Care Standards Programme: Stage III..................................................9 
         Presentation ................................................................................................. 10 
         Dissemination of the Quality Care Standards................................................10 
         Conclusion ................................................................................................... 10 
         References.................................................................................................... 10 
        Appendix A: Terminology.................................................................................. 11 
        Appendix B: List of Organisations that Presented Standards for Survey ............12 
        Appendix C: Analysis of Responses...................................................................13