Views of Pharmacists and Government Representatives Toward the Pilot Chief Pharmacist System in Chinese Hospitals: A Multicenter Exploratory Qualitative Study
BackgroundIn China, the pharmacy departments of most hospitals have changed their main focus from drug procurement and distribution to providing pharmaceutical care services. Various regions of China have successively implemented the pilot Chief Pharmacist System (CPS) to help improve pharmaceutical...
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| author | Ruomeng Yang Qian Li Qian Li Qian Li Khezar Hayat Khezar Hayat Khezar Hayat Khezar Hayat Panpan Zhai Panpan Zhai Panpan Zhai Wenchen Liu Wenchen Liu Wenchen Liu Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Amna Saeed Amna Saeed Amna Saeed Jie Chang Jie Chang Jie Chang Pengchao Li Pengchao Li Pengchao Li Qianqian Du Qianqian Du Qianqian Du Sen Xu Sen Xu Sen Xu Jun Wen Yu Fang Yu Fang Yu Fang |
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| description | BackgroundIn China, the pharmacy departments of most hospitals have changed their main focus from drug procurement and distribution to providing pharmaceutical care services. Various regions of China have successively implemented the pilot Chief Pharmacist System (CPS) to help improve pharmaceutical care services and rational drug use in hospitals. This study was designed to explore the perspectives of pharmacists and government officials on CPS, including the advantages and barriers to the successful implementation of CPS.MethodsA qualitative study, based on semi-structured interviews, was conducted from October 1, 2018 to March 1, 2019. The interview data were gathered from 18 pharmacy staff and government representatives working in five distinct regions of China using purposive sampling. A thematic analysis approach and NVivo version 12 Plus was utilized to code and analysis of all interviews.ResultsFive broad themes were identified: the role of the chief pharmacist; their attitudes toward the CPS; the advantages and results of the CPS; the barriers toward CPS; and their suggestions toward CPS. Most of the participants believed that the chief pharmacist played a vital role in a hospital. Under CPS, the hospital pharmacy department pays more attention to prescription review, medication monitoring, and pharmaceutical consultation. However, an insufficient number of pharmacy personnel, unclear authority, and inadequate salaries were the main barriers to the implementation of the CPS.ConclusionThe attitudes of most of the participants were found to be positive toward CPS in China. The CPS can enhance the prestige of the hospital pharmacy department, improve the quality of hospital pharmaceutical care services, and promote rational drug use. Nevertheless, certain barriers highlighted in this study should be addressed promptly. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d300ca56fb504d2290afc49494fd291e2022-12-22T03:30:03ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-06-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.895649895649Views of Pharmacists and Government Representatives Toward the Pilot Chief Pharmacist System in Chinese Hospitals: A Multicenter Exploratory Qualitative StudyRuomeng Yang0Qian Li1Qian Li2Qian Li3Khezar Hayat4Khezar Hayat5Khezar Hayat6Khezar Hayat7Panpan Zhai8Panpan Zhai9Panpan Zhai10Wenchen Liu11Wenchen Liu12Wenchen Liu13Chen Chen14Chen Chen15Chen Chen16Amna Saeed17Amna Saeed18Amna Saeed19Jie Chang20Jie Chang21Jie Chang22Pengchao Li23Pengchao Li24Pengchao Li25Qianqian Du26Qianqian Du27Qianqian Du28Sen Xu29Sen Xu30Sen Xu31Jun Wen32Yu Fang33Yu Fang34Yu Fang35Department of Industrial Economics and Trade, School of Economics and Finance, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaCenter for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaShaanxi Centre for Health Reform and Development Research, Xi'an, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaCenter for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaShaanxi Centre for Health Reform and Development Research, Xi'an, ChinaInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, PakistanDepartment of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaCenter for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaShaanxi Centre for Health Reform and Development Research, Xi'an, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaCenter for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaShaanxi Centre for Health Reform and Development Research, Xi'an, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaCenter for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaShaanxi Centre for Health Reform and Development Research, Xi'an, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaCenter for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaShaanxi Centre for Health Reform and Development Research, Xi'an, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaCenter for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaShaanxi Centre for Health Reform and Development Research, Xi'an, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaCenter for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaShaanxi Centre for Health Reform and Development Research, Xi'an, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaCenter for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaShaanxi Centre for Health Reform and Development Research, Xi'an, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaCenter for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaShaanxi Centre for Health Reform and Development Research, Xi'an, ChinaDepartment of Industrial Economics and Trade, School of Economics and Finance, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaCenter for Drug Safety and Policy Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, ChinaShaanxi Centre for Health Reform and Development Research, Xi'an, ChinaBackgroundIn China, the pharmacy departments of most hospitals have changed their main focus from drug procurement and distribution to providing pharmaceutical care services. Various regions of China have successively implemented the pilot Chief Pharmacist System (CPS) to help improve pharmaceutical care services and rational drug use in hospitals. This study was designed to explore the perspectives of pharmacists and government officials on CPS, including the advantages and barriers to the successful implementation of CPS.MethodsA qualitative study, based on semi-structured interviews, was conducted from October 1, 2018 to March 1, 2019. The interview data were gathered from 18 pharmacy staff and government representatives working in five distinct regions of China using purposive sampling. A thematic analysis approach and NVivo version 12 Plus was utilized to code and analysis of all interviews.ResultsFive broad themes were identified: the role of the chief pharmacist; their attitudes toward the CPS; the advantages and results of the CPS; the barriers toward CPS; and their suggestions toward CPS. Most of the participants believed that the chief pharmacist played a vital role in a hospital. Under CPS, the hospital pharmacy department pays more attention to prescription review, medication monitoring, and pharmaceutical consultation. However, an insufficient number of pharmacy personnel, unclear authority, and inadequate salaries were the main barriers to the implementation of the CPS.ConclusionThe attitudes of most of the participants were found to be positive toward CPS in China. The CPS can enhance the prestige of the hospital pharmacy department, improve the quality of hospital pharmaceutical care services, and promote rational drug use. Nevertheless, certain barriers highlighted in this study should be addressed promptly.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.895649/fullchief pharmacist systemqualitative studyChinapharmaceutical servicehealth system |
| spellingShingle | Ruomeng Yang Qian Li Qian Li Qian Li Khezar Hayat Khezar Hayat Khezar Hayat Khezar Hayat Panpan Zhai Panpan Zhai Panpan Zhai Wenchen Liu Wenchen Liu Wenchen Liu Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Amna Saeed Amna Saeed Amna Saeed Jie Chang Jie Chang Jie Chang Pengchao Li Pengchao Li Pengchao Li Qianqian Du Qianqian Du Qianqian Du Sen Xu Sen Xu Sen Xu Jun Wen Yu Fang Yu Fang Yu Fang Views of Pharmacists and Government Representatives Toward the Pilot Chief Pharmacist System in Chinese Hospitals: A Multicenter Exploratory Qualitative Study Frontiers in Public Health chief pharmacist system qualitative study China pharmaceutical service health system |
| title | Views of Pharmacists and Government Representatives Toward the Pilot Chief Pharmacist System in Chinese Hospitals: A Multicenter Exploratory Qualitative Study |
| title_full | Views of Pharmacists and Government Representatives Toward the Pilot Chief Pharmacist System in Chinese Hospitals: A Multicenter Exploratory Qualitative Study |
| title_fullStr | Views of Pharmacists and Government Representatives Toward the Pilot Chief Pharmacist System in Chinese Hospitals: A Multicenter Exploratory Qualitative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Views of Pharmacists and Government Representatives Toward the Pilot Chief Pharmacist System in Chinese Hospitals: A Multicenter Exploratory Qualitative Study |
| title_short | Views of Pharmacists and Government Representatives Toward the Pilot Chief Pharmacist System in Chinese Hospitals: A Multicenter Exploratory Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | views of pharmacists and government representatives toward the pilot chief pharmacist system in chinese hospitals a multicenter exploratory qualitative study |
| topic | chief pharmacist system qualitative study China pharmaceutical service health system |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.895649/full |
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