Table 8 Community pharmacists’ perceived barriers to drug therapy-related problems detection and resolution

Strong barriers

 Impatience on the part of patients/clients

8.00 (5.00–10.00)

 Lack of access to patient/client medical history

8.00 (6.00–9.00)

Moderately strong barriers

 Patient’s level of education

7.00 (6.00–8.00)

 Patient’s attitude

7.00 (5.00–8.00)

 Difficulty in contacting the physician

6.50 (4.25–9.00)

 Negative physician attitude towards pharmacist recommendation

6.50 (5.00–9.00)

 Excessive workload

6.50 (5.00–8.75)

 Lack of adequate training

6.50 (3.25–8.75)

 Lack of time

5.00 (4.00–8.00)

 Inadequate qualified personnel

6.00 (3.00–7.00)

 Lack of remuneration for pharmacist

5.50 (3.25–8.00)

 Lack of documentation skill

6.00 (5.00–8.75)

 Inadequate communication skill with patients

4.50 (2.25–8.00)

 Difficulty in accessing drug information

5.00 (2.25–7.75)

 Lack of software to make the detection of DTRPs easy

5.50 (5.00–9.00)

 Lack of space

4.00 (0.25–5.75)

 Lack of motivation for pharmacist

4.50 (1.00–8.00)

 Lack of internet facility

4.50 (1.25–6.75)

 Pharmacy layout

5.00 (1.00–6.00)