Community pharmaceutical care refers to pharmacists participate in grass-roots community to provide drug counseling

propaganda and education of rational drug application

individualized pharmaceutical care

so as to promote rational medication; provide propaganda and education on disease prevention and health management to promote public health. In recent years

related policies in China have promoted the high-quality development of pharmaceutical care

while the community pharmaceutical care has not received much attention

the content system has not yet been established and is still in the initial stage. The number of patients with geriatric and chronic diseases is increasing

and the demand for primary medication is also increasing

but patients’ education levels vary widely

with poor medication knowledge

medication-related problems and adverse drug reactions occur frequently

so that the improvement of primary pharmaceutical care is currently urgent issues to be resolved. This article summarizes the general situation of community pharmaceutical care in five countries（ America

England

Canada

Australia and Japan） through literature and policy information retrieve from official websites in each country

including talent profiles

content models and framework systems

in order to arouse people’s attention to community pharmaceutical care

and to provide reference for the development of community pharmaceutical care in China.