Purpose：We provided a lecture on medical expenses related to thedispensing feefor health insurance pharmacies for the local residents in order to determine if there was a change in their preferred community pharmaciesʼ pre-and post-lecture. Methods：Questionnaires were provided to 34 participants, pre-and post-lecture, with responses analysed from 29 participants who completed the questionnaires in full.Results：The percentage of respondents who had not observed receipts with National Health Insurance points was 34.5％, while 25.0％ responded that they had paid with the foreknowledge of the existence of such points. Following completion of the lecture,drug administration guidanceshowed an increase of 55.2％, and dispensing , medication history managementandpharmaceutical inquiry to the doctorhad also increased to 27.6％, 27.6％ and 20.7％, respectively.. Reasons for the selection requirements of participantsʼ preferred community pharmaciesʼ showed a decrease of 37.9％ related to there beinga pharmacy in the vicinity of a hospital , whereasa pharmacy with good administration guidanceanda pharmacy with good counseling increased by 72.5％ and 20.7％, respectively.Conclusion：Through the provision of explanation of the medical insurancedispensing feeas explained by community pharmacists to local residents, this may induce favorable effects on their selection requirements for use of community pharmacies.

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