In the US pharmacists and student pharmacists are formally trained through recognized programs as vaccine experts, and the practice of pharmacist-administered immunisations, particularly for adult patients, has become routinely accepted as an important role of the pharmacist [ 6].
To examine the health promotion beliefs and practices of pharmacists.
To gain insight on the knowledge, opinions, barriers, and practices of pharmacists regarding drug risk-minimization tools.
As 5 years have elapsed since the emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) was made available without prescription in Australia, information was sought about the current attitudes and practices of pharmacists in relation to their increased role in ECP provision.
However, the knowledge and practices of pharmacists in our sample leave substantial room for improvement, similar to a 2001 study, in which only 2.1% of pharmacists reported training specifically about herbal therapy [ 30].
18 A research study examining the attitudes and practices of pharmacists in Australia in relation to their increased role in ECP provision following the policy change to OTC availability found that pharmacists' attitudes and beliefs play a major role in ECP dispensing.
Provision of information and referrals by pharmacies is permissible in all study sites and sale and safe disposal of needles/syringes by pharmacies is legal in almost all sites, although needle/syringe sales face challenges related to attitudes and practices of pharmacists, police, and other actors.
Although dietary supplements (DS) are widely sold in pharmacies, the legal, ethical, and practice responsibilities of pharmacists with respect to these products have not been well defined.
Therefore, the present study was designed to describe the self-reported practice of community pharmacists in relation to counseling patients with obesity, identify the practice barriers to obesity counseling as well as strategies to overcome barriers to counseling.
The main objectives of this survey were to determine the attitudes, knowledge and reported practice of English pharmacists advising people who present with acute or chronic low back pain.
