Table 5. Pharmacists’ perceptions of the professional role of the pharmacist (in descending order according to percentage agreeing) (n = 230).
Professional Role of Pharmacist | Agreed n (%; 95% CI) |
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Dispensing prescriptions | 221 (96.1; 92.5–98.1) |
Patient counselling about their prescriptions | 220 (95.7; 91.9–97.8) |
Helping to improve patient adherence | 216 (93.9; 89.8–96.5) |
Helping to manage side effects of drug therapy | 213 (92.6; 88.2–95.5) |
Assisting in medication dosage adjustment | 171 (74.4; 68.1–79.7) |
Providing advice regarding drug interactions | 164 (71.3; 64.9–77.0) |
Providing drug information to physicians to assist in decision-making regarding a specific patient’s drug therapy | 145 (63.0; 56.4–69.2) |
Providing advice to physicians regarding modification of a patient’s drug therapy | 46 (20.0; 15.2–25.9) |