Table 6. Physicians’ perceptions of the importance of the professional role of pharmacists (in descending order according to frequency at which each was considered to be among the top three most important pharmacist roles) (n = 217).

Professional Role of Pharmacist	Most important n (%; 95% CI)
Helping to manage side effects of drug therapy	99 (45.6; 38.9–52.5)
Assisting in medication dosage adjustment	86 (39.6; 33.1–46.5)
Helping to improve patient adherence	83 (38.3; 31.8–45.1)
Providing advice regarding drug interactions	79 (36.4; 30.1–43.2)
Patient counselling about their prescriptions	69 (31.8; 25.8–38.50)
Providing advice to physicians regarding modification of a patient’s drug therapy	56 (25.8; 20.2–32.3)
Providing drug information to physicians to assist in decision-making regarding a specific patient’s drug therapy	53 (24.4; 19.0–30.8)
Dispensing prescriptions	35 (16.1; 11.6–21.9)