Table 7 Pharmacists’ practice towards medication therapy management service and barriers that affect MTM service implementation
Questions | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |
1- If MTM service will be implemented in the future, would you like to be an MTM service provider? | 86 (92.5) | 7 (7.5) |
2- Do think implementing MTM service in the future is important to improve the quality of health? | 93 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
3- Are you interested in learning more information about providing MTM service? | 89 (95.7) | 4 (4.3) |
4- Is online education a good way to provide training for pharmacists? | 82 (88.2) | 11 (11.8) |
5- Do you prefer live workshops to provide training for pharmacists? | 87 (93.5) | 6 (6.5) |
6- In your current practice, do you think that you spend enough time counseling your patients? | 19 (20.4) | 74 (79.6) |
7- Do you think that you will have enough time to apply MTM service in the future? | 50 (53.8) | 43 (46.2) |
8- Does your pharmacy or the place that you work in currently have a private counseling area? | 93 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
9- Do you usually access (online or hard copies) most updated treatment guidelines available for diseases such as hypertension (JNC-VIII) or hyperlipidemia (ATP III Guidelines)? | 62 (66.7) | 31 (33.3) |
10- Do you have an easy access (online or hard copies) to the guidelines and drug information resources such as Micromedex, Clinical Pharmacology or others? | 70 (75.3) | 23 (24.7) |
11- Lack of training is one of the potential barriers regarding applying MTM service in the future? | 82 (88.2) | 11 (11.8) |
12- Do you think that applying MTM services need high budget? | 48 (51.6) | 45 (48.4) |