Survey on Pharmacist Factors Hindering the Progress of the Family Pharmacist System

Abstract

The family pharmacist system aims to improve the safety and efficacy of drug therapy for patients. It provides an integrated and continuous understanding of patients’ medication information and pharmaceutical management and instructions. However, the rate of payment for family pharmacist instruction has not increased. Thus far, there have been surveys on patient factors preventing the progress of the family pharmacist system, but there have been no surveys on the pharmacist factors. For this reason, we conducted an Internet-based survey on the factors pertaining to their duties and the facility standards that family pharmacists find burdensome. We examined the pharmacist factors that hinder the progress of the family pharmacist system. “After-hours consultation services,” “participation in community activities,” “increase in patient cost sharing,” “home medical care,” and “telephonic confirmation after dispensing” were factors perceived as highly burdensome. These items were identified as factors that hinder the progress of the family pharmacist system.