Current Status of Medication Counseling Service at Community and Hospital Pharmacies in Korea Based on Nation-wide Survey Research in 2002

  • Cho, Hea-Kyoung (Drug Information Research Institute, Sookmyung Women′s University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Jung (Drug Information Research Institute, Sookmyung Women′s University) ;
  • Hong, Eun-Joo (Drug Information Research Institute, Sookmyung Women′s University) ;
  • Lee, Eui-Kyung (Drug Information Research Institute, Sookmyung Women′s University) ;
  • Oh, Jung-Mi (Drug Information Research Institute, Sookmyung Women′s University) ;
  • Lee, Suk-Hyang (Drug Information Research Institute, Sookmyung Women′s University) ;
  • Shin, Hyun-Taek (Drug Information Research Institute, Sookmyung Women′s University)
  • Published : 2002.10.01

Abstract

The research was designed to identify the overall environment that the Korean pharmacists face in providing counselling to their patients. A nation-wide survey was conducted for both community pharmacists and hospital pharmacists. The results were used to highlight the environmental factors needed for better patient counselling. School curriculums in pharmacy school in Korea and the US were compared to identify future tasks in building more effective professional pharmacy education in Korea. Regulations in the US and Japan were also researched for this purpose. (omitted)

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