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- Title
Qualitative Assessment of the Pharmacist's Role in Punjab, Pakistan: Medical Practitioners' Views.
- Authors
Azhar, Saira; Hassali, Mohammad Azmi; Iqbal, Ayesha; Akram, Muhammad Rouf; Attique-Ur-Rehman, Mufti; Karim, Sabiha; Tariq, Imran; Bin Asad, Muhammad Hassham Hassan; Tarjik, Ismail; Murtaza, Ghulam
- Abstract
Purpose: To assess the perception of Pakistani doctors regarding pharmacist's role in Punjab Pakistan. Methods: A qualitative approach was used to assess the perception of doctors regarding pharmacist's role in the study setting. A total of 12 doctors were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. The study was conducted for a period of 3 months in the Pakistani cities of Islamabad and Lahore, from July to September 2011. Doctors were informed regarding the aim, objective and nature of the study. Results: All the interviews were transcribed verbatim and thematically analyzed for their content. Thematic content analysis yielded four major themes: 1) Availability of pharmacist in Pakistan's healthcare setting. 2) Willingness to collaborate with pharmacist. 3) Separation of prescribing from dispensing. 4) Difference in academic levels of doctors and pharmacist. Conclusion: Doctors are receptive to an expanded role for pharmacists, also regard them as drug information experts, but their expectations fall short of the quality of clinically-focused pharmacy services that pharmacists are actually rendering.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; CONTENT analysis; MEDICAL care; CLINICAL pharmacology
- Publication
Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2015, Vol 14, Issue 2, p323
- ISSN
1596-5996
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4314/tjpr.v14i2.19