During our Thailand rotation some of us had the opportunity to go on community home visits with pharmacy residents in Bangkok. During these home visits the residents would review patient medications with the patient and their family members. They would also take the patient's blood pressure and heart rate during the visit and ask the patient about their diet and daily activities. This day has been my favorite academic experience so far on this trip. It was very eye opening to see the living conditions of these patients. The second picture shows a patient with his medications (many of them unlabeled) which he stores in a basket. The last picture shows standing water filled with pollution that was three feet away from this patients front door. Many of the people living in this community do not own cars or motorbikes and can not afford to take a taxi to the doctors office or pharmacy. I really enjoyed learning about these free services and visits the community pharmacies in the area provide to these patients and how beneficial there are to the health of the community.
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