Survey of Community Pharmacist’s Professional Activities in Thailand
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Objective: To survey professional activities among pharmacists in community pharmacies within Thailand. Methods: The research was a cross-sectional descriptive study. Professional activities were comprised of 3 domains including management of drug inventory, basic pharmacy services and enhanced pharmacy services. The researchers collected the data from 2 groups of subjects i.e., 1) pharmacists working in 388 community pharmacies randomly selected from those within the country. The researchers mailed a questionnaire to this group of subjects and 2) pharmacists working in community pharmacies who attended the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Community Pharmacy Association. The researchers distributed the questionnaires to this group of subjects during the meeting. The subjects were considered as practicing a professional activity if they performed the activity consistent to that specified in the questionnaire at least 49.5% of the times they performed such activity. Results: A total of 423 completed questionnaires were used in data analysis. Two hundred eighty of which were returned mail questionnaires, while 143 were obtained during the Annual Meeting. Professional activities most commonly performed by the subjects (at least 49.5% of the times they performed such activities) were selecting appropriate medication for patients (n=407, 96.22% of the subjects) followed by dispensing of medications (n=402, 95.04% of the subjects), and preventing repeated drug allergy (n=383, 90.54% of the subjects). The majority of commonly practiced activities were basic pharmacy services. The least performed activities were home visit (n=21, 4.96% of the subjects) followed by, giving advices on vaccination for children 0-14 years old (n=62, 14.73% of the subjects), and extemporaneous compounding according to prescriptions (n=68, 16.08% of the subjects), Most of these activities were enhanced pharmacy services. Respondents in chain pharmacies tended to practice professional activities more than those in independent pharmacies. Conclusion: The most commonly practiced professional activities in community pharmacies were basic pharmacy services, while the enhanced pharmacy services were far less performed. Governmental agencies and relevant parties should support and strengthen the provisions of professional services from community pharmacists.
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ผลการวิจัยและความคิดเห็นที่ปรากฏในบทความถือเป็นความคิดเห็นและอยู่ในความรับผิดชอบของผู้นิพนธ์ มิใช่ความเห็นหรือความรับผิดชอบของกองบรรณาธิการ หรือคณะเภสัชศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ ทั้งนี้ไม่รวมความผิดพลาดอันเกิดจากการพิมพ์ บทความที่ได้รับการเผยแพร่โดยวารสารเภสัชกรรมไทยถือเป็นสิทธิ์ของวารสารฯ
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