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April 16, 2026

Theoretically informed focus group study on pharmacists’ perceptions of the identification, management and documentation of drug related problems in community pharmacy

Key Points

To explore pharmacists’ perceptions regarding the identification, management, and documentation of drug related problems in community pharmacy.
Conducted focus group discussions with community pharmacists.
Analyzed perceptions regarding systemic support for drug related problems.
Evaluated the role of documentation in managing drug related issues.
Pharmacists reported insufficient systemic support for identifying and managing drug related problems.
Need for standardized documentation was emphasized to enhance communication with healthcare providers.
Findings suggest potential for evolving pharmacists' professional roles through improved management practices.

Abstract

This focus group research demonstrated that Austrian community pharmacists lack the systemic support necessary to formalise the identification and management of DRPs. The results highlighted the need for standardised documentation to enable DRP management, improve communication with healthcare providers, and promote the growth of professional roles.

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Hochhold et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e07d3c2f7e8953b7cbe4bb https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riag048

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