
pmid: 27777075
To describe services provided by community pharmacies and to identify factors associated with services being provided in community pharmacies.Cross-sectional national mail survey.Pharmacists actively practicing in community pharmacies (independent, chain, mass merchandisers, and supermarkets).Frequency and type of pharmacy services available in a community pharmacy, including medication therapy management, immunization, adjusting medication therapy, medication reconciliation, disease state management, health screening or coaching, complex nonsterile compounding, and point-of-care testing.With a 48.4% response rate, the survey showed that community pharmacies offered on average 3 of the 8 services studied. Pharmacy chains and supermarket pharmacies reported providing significantly more services than did mass merchandise pharmacies. The number of pharmacy services provided was positively associated with involvement in an interprofessional care team, innovativeness, and perceived workload. The number of pharmacy services was negatively correlated with having 3.5 or more pharmacy technicians on duty.Pharmacy chains and supermarkets are providing the most pharmacy services among community pharmacy settings. The number of services provided was associated with innovativeness, technician staffing, and perceived workload. Also, involvement with an interprofessional care team supported greater service delivery. Community pharmacies vary in their provision of services beyond dispensing.
Patient Care Team, Medication Therapy Management, Pharmacy Technicians, Community Pharmacy Services, Workload, Pharmacists, Cross-Sectional Studies, Point-of-Care Testing, Health Care Surveys, Humans
Patient Care Team, Medication Therapy Management, Pharmacy Technicians, Community Pharmacy Services, Workload, Pharmacists, Cross-Sectional Studies, Point-of-Care Testing, Health Care Surveys, Humans
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