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)
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)