[Tachikawa City] Home Medical Care You Should Know Before Golden Week: Video Released Documenting a Pharmacist Making 200 Home Visits Per Month

Haru Pharmacy Group (Nemoto Co., Ltd. / Tachikawa City, Tokyo) has released a video closely documenting the work of home-visit pharmacists on its YouTube channel "Pharmacist President Nemocchan's Room."

Scenes of home-visit pharmacists interacting with patients at their homes (from YouTube video)

With Golden Week approaching, many people are planning to return to their hometowns. During these visits, it is not uncommon for people to feel concerned about "how their parents are managing their medication" or "if they are taking it properly."

Amidst this, the presence of "home-visit pharmacists" is gaining attention.

Home-visit pharmacists are part of home medical care, where pharmacists visit patients' homes to confirm medication usage and management methods, and consult on changes in their physical condition. This initiative is not only for those who find it difficult to visit a clinic but also helps reduce the burden on families and provides peace of mind, with its use spreading throughout the community.

Haru Pharmacy Group conducts approximately 200 home visits to individual residences per month, primarily in Tachikawa City, and is involved in pediatric home medical care in addition to care for the elderly, providing age-agnostic home medical support.

The newly released video follows Junichiro Tokuhisa, Haru Pharmacy Group's home care leader, as he goes beyond the confines of a dispensing pharmacy to interact with patients in their daily living environments at home. It introduces the realistic 모습 of a home-visit pharmacist who not only manages medication but also supports patients by addressing their overall lifestyle and changes in their physical condition.

Under the motto of "seeing the person before dispensing medication," the video depicts efforts to support the home medical care scene by collaborating with various professionals in medical, nursing, and welfare fields, while staying close to the patient's entire life.

"What does a pharmacist do when they come to your home?" "How do they get involved in medication management and changes in physical condition?"

The content is designed to help people understand the reality of home medical care, serving as an opportunity to think about family members they might be concerned about during their homecoming.

Watch the video here https://youtu.be/z8GY5c6-fe4?si=MuSgmwDb58RcHV4s

About Haru Pharmacy Group

HP: https://haru.co.jp/

As a pharmacy that has supported medical, nursing, and welfare services in the community for 20 years, Haru Pharmacy Group will continue its community-rooted initiatives.

If you would like to know more about home-visit pharmacists, please feel free to contact Haru Pharmacy Group.

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