Consumer-pharmacist interactions around complementary medicines: Agreement between pharmacist and consumer expectations, satisfaction and pharmacist influence

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 378-385

  Tran, Sophia ^a   Calabretto, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Sorich, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Australian Medicines Handbook   (Australia)

Author keywords

complementary medicines; consumer expectation; consumer satisfaction; interviews; pharmacist influence; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINES; CONSUMER EXPECTATION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; INTERVIEWS; PHARMACIST INFLUENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84887445811     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: 20427174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijpp.12027     Document Type: Article

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