ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION Community pharmacists are uniquely placed to provide services to drug users. Furthermore, as specialists in the composition and use of medicines, they are able to provide accurate, up to date, and appropriate information to clients and health care professionals. They are able to supply medicines prescribed for the treatment of substance dependence and, if necessary, ancillary equipment such as syringes, needles and health promotion literature. Community pharmacists are accessible to the public, without appointment – typically for about nine hours a day, five, six or seven days a week.
