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Family Planning
One of the greatest needs of the hour is to control the tremendously increasing population in India. A community pharmacist is the one who can control this rising population by counseling with people and doing programmes which exhibit the problems related with large families.
He can tell the various families planning measures that are available in the market at affordable prices. He can educate the people and convince them about the advantages of having small families.

Alcohols, Drug Abuse and Smoking Cessation
The diseases of alcoholism and drug abuse also come under the preview of the community pharmacist. The pharmacist has a key role to help individuals who become dependent upon alcohol. It is also the responsibility of a community pharmacist to take an active role in helping the smokers to stop smoking. Following a number of smoking policies through out the pharmacy, by written information and posters, can do this. The pharmacist can advise on the products available to assist the patient in giving up smoking. Counselling sessions can be made by the community pharmacist to stop smoking.

Rational Use of Drugs
A community pharmacist can also advise on the administration of the medication, provide information on the storage of the medication and wherever necessary he can counsel the patient. Education regarding the disadvantage of polypharmacy can also be given to the patient. Drug information system should be set up and access to adverse drug reaction system should be made.
Drug information awareness programmes should be conducted to make people aware of side effects of certain OTC Drugs e.g. Aspirin - a wonder drug also has many side effects like gastric ulceration; asthma and large doses may cause tinnitus. Regular use of paracetamol can cause harm to the liver. Drugs such as Action 500, Coldarin can increase blood pressure in patients having hypertension.
Considering the above examples, in the best interest of public health a community pharmacist can provide counseling to common people unaware of these side effects. There is yet another role of the community pharmacist in India and that is enhancing the availability of essential drugs. Nearly 70% population in India is deprived of essential drugs for a variety of reasons including non-availability of health professionals and improper professional advice about the usage of drugs. The existing pool of community pharmacist can become an important instrument in bringing about this change.