Letter to Editor
Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine
Vol. 12
Issue 4
2026
pp. 321-322
Open Access

Pharmacists as Stewards in Diabetes Mellitus: Current and Future Roles in Pakistan

Majid Khan1
1Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Abasyn University, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PAKISTAN.
Correspondence:

*Majid Khan

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Abasyn University, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PAKISTAN.

majidkhanpiran@gmail.com

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Published:14/07/2026
Received: 21/01/2026
Accepted: 19/05/2026

Abstract

The global prevalence of diabetes mellitus is escalating daily (Khan, 2024; Khan et al., 2025). In Pakistan, the high costs of therapy and diagnosis approximately 11,580 PKR annually and 965 PKR/month, with 46% of these costs attributed to medications and 32% to laboratory investigations consume about 18% of a family’s income (Nasiri et al., 2019). Coupled with the complications of diabetes mellitus and oxidative stress (Naz et al., 2024) and in-turn significant noncompliance rates (Khan, 2022), these factors necessitate recognizing pharmacists as key stewards in diabetes management.

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