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Public Perception of the Range of Roles Played by Professional Pharmacists

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  • Anita Majchrowska

    (Independent Medical Sociology Unit, Chair of Humanities, Medical University of Lublin, 4-6 Staszica St., 20-081 Lublin, Poland)

  • Renata Bogusz

    (Independent Medical Sociology Unit, Chair of Humanities, Medical University of Lublin, 4-6 Staszica St., 20-081 Lublin, Poland)

  • Luiza Nowakowska

    (Independent Medical Sociology Unit, Chair of Humanities, Medical University of Lublin, 4-6 Staszica St., 20-081 Lublin, Poland)

  • Jakub Pawlikowski

    (Independent Medical Sociology Unit, Chair of Humanities, Medical University of Lublin, 4-6 Staszica St., 20-081 Lublin, Poland)

  • Włodzimierz Piątkowski

    (Independent Medical Sociology Unit, Chair of Humanities, Medical University of Lublin, 4-6 Staszica St., 20-081 Lublin, Poland
    Department of Sociology of Health, Medicine and Family, Institute of Sociology, Maria Curie Skłodowska University, 4A Maria Curie Skłodowska Sq., 20-031 Lublin, Poland)

  • Michał Wiechetek

    (Chair of Social Psychology and Psychology of Religion, Faculty of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, 14 Racławickie Av., 20-950 Lublin, Poland)

Abstract

Background : Professional pharmacists should be directly involved in patient healthcare as members of therapeutic teams are not the only dispensers of medication. Public perceptions of the professional role of pharmacists is expressed through patients’ attitudes, trust, and expectations as health and illness consultants, or qualified retailers of medicines. This perception is influenced by numerous determinants, both health-related and social. Objective : This research intends to describe the range of social roles pharmacists play from the perspective of potential pharmacy customers/patients. Methods : The data presented in the article comes from cross-sectional survey-based research, undertaken in 2018, on a representative sample of 600 Polish adults. Results : Over-the-counter medication is purchased by almost all Polish adults, but they do not tend to ask for advice at pharmacies. Most respondents consider a pharmacist to be “a person qualified to sell medicines”, with some of the participants regarding pharmacists as “ordinary retailers”. A small number of respondents are interested in benefiting from pharmaceutical care, but the pharmacy is still perceived to be a point of purchase for medication. Conclusions : Respondents do not treat pharmacists as health advisors and reduce its role to that of dispensing medication. Sociodemographic variables have no significant effect on social perception of pharmacists.

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  • Anita Majchrowska & Renata Bogusz & Luiza Nowakowska & Jakub Pawlikowski & Włodzimierz Piątkowski & Michał Wiechetek, 2019. "Public Perception of the Range of Roles Played by Professional Pharmacists," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(15), pages 1-9, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:15:p:2787-:d:254712
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    1. Magdalena Cerbin-Koczorowska & Magdalena Waszyk-Nowaczyk & Piotr Przymuszała, 2020. "Pharmacists’ Preparedness to Patients Education at the Time of Pandemic—A Cross-Sectional Study with an Example of SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak in Poland," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-11, September.

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