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- Title
Comparison of Community Pharmacy Practice in Japan and US State of Illinois.
- Authors
Hasumoto, Ken-yuh; Thomas, Roger K.; Yokoi, Masayuki; Arai, Kunizo
- Abstract
In 2006, a new 6-year educational system of pharmaceutical sciences was initiated to turn out strong clinical pharmacists in Japan. However, this new attempt is estimated not to fully satisfy the demand of clinical sites and the needs of the society in Japan. The objective of this study is to assess the performance of pharmaceutical services of community pharmacists in Illinois, United States, and Japan with the aim of comparing these services and barriers to pharmacy service delivery. The study designed as a cross-sectional, web-based study among US and Japan pharmacists. The survey asks several questions about demographic data, technical-related information and pharmaceutical services offered to patients, and pharmacy service performance. Almost 50 (92.6%) community pharmacists in United States reported that they dispensed more than 100 prescriptions in 1 day during the study period. In contrast, in Japan, community pharmacists (55.2%) dispensed 10 to 50 prescriptions during the same period. Half of the pharmacists in Japan either strongly agreed or agreed that they lack sufficient interpersonal and management skills. And many pharmacists agreed that lack of appropriate knowledge and insufficient training before graduation are major barriers to optimized pharmacy services in Japan. These findings can be used to promote discussion between Japanese pharmacists and stakeholders about pharmacy education programs in Japan and the future role of the community pharmacists in patient care in Japan.
- Subjects
ILLINOIS; JAPAN; COMMUNITY health services; DRUGS; HOSPITAL pharmacies; INTERPERSONAL relations; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL care; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONS; SURVEYS; PROFESSIONAL practice; OCCUPATIONAL roles; CROSS-sectional method; ATTITUDES of medical personnel; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2020, Vol 33, Issue 1, p48
- ISSN
0897-1900
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0897190018786614