Author(s)

Han Yang, Yongfa Chen^*

School of International Pharmaceutical Business, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.

Pharmacists are the implementers of clinical drug management, and they play an irreplaceable role in promoting the improvement of rational drug use. However, the current role of pharmacists in the supervision and protection of rational drug use has not been fully exerted. This article is aimed to investigate the current situation of pharmacists’ work of rational drug use from the perspectives of pharmacists, physicians, and patients. It is found that the professional value of pharmacists in the rational drug use has not been valued by medical institutions, physicians, and patients. Pharmacists face problems such as workload, working conditions, and doctor-patient cooperation in the rational drug use. Suggestions are made for further exerting the professional value of pharmacists in promoting the level of rational drug use. Relevant managers should pay full attention to the professional value of pharmacists, and provide corresponding system and facility guarantees for pharmacists to carry out rational drug use.

Hospital Pharmacist, Rational Drug Use, Investigation and Analysis

Yang, H. and Chen, Y. (2021) Analysis on the Problems of Rational Drug Use Carrying Out by Hospital Pharmacists in China. Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 11, 251-258. doi: 10.4236/ojpm.2021.116020.