Barriers to pharmaceutical care in Argentina

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Año: 2008 p. 211 - 211

bjective To identify the perceived barriers toimplementing pharmaceutical care in Argentina. Method Asemi-structured questionnaire was designed to carry out across-sectional descriptive study. The questionnaires weredistributed in different continuing professional developmentevents for pharmacists during November?December2005. Results Ninety completed questionnaires were collectedwith the following distribution: 16.7% at thenational congress of hospital pharmacy, 18.9% after aconference, 64.4% during two courses related to pharmaceuticalcare. The surveyed pharmacists work forcommunity pharmacies (76.7%), hospital/institutionalpharmacies (20.0%) and primary care centers (2.2%). Themost important barriers mentioned were lack of time, lackof specific training and lack of communication skills.Conclusion The opinions of Argentinian pharmacists fromdifferent places and professional practice setti