Professionalism, professional identity and community pharmacy culture: The context of substance dependency through the lens of student and early career pharmacists.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study aimed to explore the reflections of student and newly qualified pharmacists (NQPs) surrounding community pharmacy culture around substance dependency. This study explored professionalism and professional identity formation, and the possibility that a fragmented professional identity may impact behaviours and the provision of compassionate care.

Design

Qualitative study: semi-structured interviews were conducted with student and exploring stigma within community pharmacy environments in relation to people with substance dependency, the community pharmacy culture and their own ideas of professionalism and their professional identity formation. Interviews were undertaken by six pharmacy student researchers, under the supervision of two experienced researchers.

SUBMITTER: Weir N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12710688 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature