Pharmacists’ Roles and Responses towards Global Counterfeit Medicine: A scoping review

The aim of this scoping review is to map and compile the pharmacists’ roles and responses in addressing counterfeit medicines. Globally, counterfeit and falsified drug products pose a significant threat to the public health and trust in health care system.Pharmacist play a critical role in dispensing, reporting educating the patient related to counterfeit drugs.However, practice and responses vary across regions and the practices have not been studied thoroughly 1. Analyze the global literature on pharmacists' awareness, perceptions, and practice towards CFMs and practices in different regions. 2. Identify the pharmacist’s role to detect counterfeit and falsified medicines 3. Suggest recommendations for technology, policy, and education to enhance pharmacy practices as an intervention to combat the issue of t counterfeit and falsified medicines