Clinical research is crucial for enhancing the quality of patient medical care. It is essential to raise research awareness among community pharmacists and to further improve their research skills. However, there is a limit to improving research skills as an individual. Therefore, in 2021, SOGO MEDICAL CO., LTD. established a department dedicated to supporting clinical research conducted by community pharmacists. A team-based research system was implemented by assigning researchers and advisors to teams in the districts where pharmacies are located. Additionally, research supporters were assigned to each district to check research proposals and conference presentation materials. Although the number of conference presentations has increased over the past four years since the initiation of research promotion, the number of published studies remains low. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a company-led research support system on the on community pharmacists’ awareness of and participation in clinical research. Pharmacists, who had advised and supported, demonstrated higher awareness, whereas those with no such experience tended to have passive motivations for participation. It has also identified that improving the research skills of research advisors and supporters themselves is a key challenge. To promote high-quality research in the future, it is necessary to provide tailored support to pharmacists based on their level of research experience.
