| Title |
A Questionnaire Survey on the Barriers to Prescription Suggestions by Cooperation between Community Pharmacists and Hospitals in Outpatient Chemotherapy |
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| Authors |
Tomoya Sugimoto1,11, Masaru Jibiki2,11, Toshinori Sasaki3,11, Satoe Yamaguchi4,11, Yumiko Sato5,11, Hirotaka Inoue6,11, Sumiaki Ogawa7,11, Satoshi Nakamura8,11, Hitoshi Murakami9,11, Kazuo Hotta10,11, Masayuki Miyazaki7,11, Yukio Toyama1,11 |
| Authors (kana) |
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| Organization |
1Department of Pharmacy, Toyota Memorial Hospital, 2Nihon Chouzai-MEISHIDAIMAE Pharmacy, 3Department of Pharmacy, Mikawa Breast Cancer Clinic, 4Department of Pharmacy, Kansai Rosai Hospital, 5Department of Pharmacy, Nagoya City University West Medical Center, 6Department of Pharmacy, Toyohashi Medical center, 7Department of Hospital pharmacy, Nagoya University Hospital, 8Department of Pharmacy, Kasugai Municipal Hospital, 9Department of Pharmacy, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, 10Department of Pharmacy, Aichi Medical University Hospital, 11Division of Oncology, Aichi Prefectural Society of Hospital Pharmacists |
| Journal |
Journal of Japanese Society of Pharmaceutical Oncology
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| Volume |
40
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| Number |
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| Page |
1-11 |
| Year/Month |
2025 / 4 |
| Article |
Original article |
| Publisher |
Japanese Society of Pharmaceutical Oncology |
| Abstract |
[Abstract] Community pharmacist-driven pharmaceutical interventions in outpatient cancer chemotherapy have the potential to improve patient outcomes. However, the current state of such interventions remain unclear, due to numerous environmental differences posing as barriers. This study used an anonymous web-based questionnaire targeting members of the Aichi Pharmaceutical Association. After excluding 152 participants who lacked experience in dispensing anticancer drugs or providing medication guidance, the remaining participants were divided into two groups: 26 with experience in suggesting prescriptions and 92 without. We compared the degree of barriers experienced by the two groups to suggesting prescriptions and surveyed their requests to improve collaboration between hospitals and community pharmacists. The results showed that the inexperienced group faced significantly higher barriers (p<0.05) than the experienced group in the following areas: limited knowledge and experience in cancer chemotherapy, lack of supervisory support, difficulty in using information-sharing tools, weak relationships with partner hospitals, and patient status stability. Additionally, many respondents requested study sessions on cancer chemotherapy regimens and case study methods to improve the collaboration between hospitals and community pharmacists. |
| Practice |
Pharmaceutical sciences |
| Keywords |
suggesting prescriptions, pharmaceutical interventions, collaboration between hospitals and community pharmacists, outpatient cancer chemotherapy, community pharmacists, barriers |