Table 5.

Benefits of employing pharmacists at residential hospices, according to hospice directors, pharmacists and physicians

	According to hospice directors (n=31)		According to pharmacists (n=16)		According to physicians (n=30)
Benefits of employing pharmacists at residential hospices	No. of hospice directors	% of hospice directors	No. of pharmacists	% of pharmacists	No. of physicians	% of physicians
Better selection of drugs for individual patients	9	29	11	69	8	27
Monitoring adverse drug reactions	12	39	10	63	8	27
Improved access to drugs and medical devices	16	52	11	69	14	47
Proper drug storage	19	61	13	81	15	50
Introduction of new drugs and medical devices into the therapy/hospice practice	13	42	6	38	8	27
Decreased cost of pharmacotherapy	17	55	11	69	16	53
Other	0	0	1	6	3	10
No response	5	16	0	0	5	17