Medical doctors’ perceptions and expectations of the role of hospital pharmacists in Sudan

Abstract

Respondents appeared receptive to most statements regarding expectations of pharmacists, suggesting that many elements of patient-centred pharmaceutical care could be introduced with the co-operation of physicians. A key to extending the role of pharmacists in Sudan teaching hospitals should involve making pharmacists more accessible to doctors and patients, ideally, supported by an organised program of continuing professional development.

A Qualitative Analysis of the Perception of Academic Pharmacists Regarding their Role in Healthcare System of Two Pakistani Cities

“…Moreover, they are not opposed to having pharmacists involved in direct patient care [16]. Our finding is consistent with the finding of developed countries but some studies have shown in developing countries that healthcare providers considered the pharmacists as knowledge experts and they are comfortable with the pharmacists providing broad range of activities including patient care [17].…”

Qualitative Assessment of the Pharmacist’s Role in Punjab, Pakistan: Medical Practitioners’ Views

“…This perception is mentioned by our informants and is consistent with Pakistani study conducted in 2009 [10], which reported that 47.2 % of the doctors strongly agreed to be assisted by the pharmacist in designing drug therapy treatment plans for the patients. Less than half of the respondents think that the pharmacists interact directly with the patients, this finding is in line with observation in different countries [17]. Moreover, on the other hand, it is also important that the pharmacists should better understand what the doctors expect from them and their perceptions to involve the pharmacists for the betterment of patient care.…”

Perceptions, Experiences and Expectations of Physicians Regarding the Role of the Pharmacist in an Iraqi Hospital Setting

“…The questionnaire used in this investigation was adapted with minor modifications from previously published studies [12][13][14][15]. The questionnaire was composed of four sections: Section 1(A) requested demographic information such as age, gender, place of work, current position and area of specialization, qualification year, and country of graduation.…”

“…The results varied from physicians being comfortable with pharmacists providing a broad range of services [12,13] to being uncomfortable even in the case of suggestions for minor illnesses [14,15]. The aim of this study was to evaluate physicians' perceptions expectations and experiences with pharmacists' professional services in Iraqi government hospitals.…”