Community pharmacists' experiences with the Saskatchewan Medication Assessment Program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Saskatchewan Medication Assessment Program (SMAP) is a publicly funded community pharmacy-based medication assessment service with limited previous evaluation. The purpose of this study was to explore community pharmacists' experiences with the SMAP.

Methods

Online, self-administered questionnaire that consisted of a combination of 53 Likert scale and free-text questions. All licensed pharmacists who were practising in a community pharmacy setting in Saskatchewan were eligible to participate.

Results

Response rate was 20.3% (n = 228/1124). Most respondents agreed that the SMAP is achieving all of its intended purposes. For example, 89.7% agreed that the SMAP improved medication safety for patients who receive the service. Most pharmacists enjoyed

SUBMITTER: Currie K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6512182 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature