Pharmacies as alternative sources of medical care: The case of Cincinnati
Since the distribution of pharmacies is more equal, vis-a-vis population, than the distribution of physicians in Cincinnati the feasibility of using pharmacies as supplements to the primary care system was explored. In a sample of 108 pharmacies, it was found that 13% of the customer population asked medically related questions; pharmacists estimated that on average some 35% of their customers ask such questions. Women ask questions more frequently than men. Some 61% of the pharmacists would be willing to write and fill prescriptions should such a law be enacted in Ohio. If such a law were to be enacted consumer education and architectural modification of pharmacies would enhance the use of pharmacies as sources of medical care.
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1988
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Authors: | Selya, Roger Mark |
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Social Science & Medicine. - Elsevier, ISSN 0277-9536. - Vol. 26.1988, 4, p. 409-416
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Elsevier |
Subject: | medical care pharmacies Cincinnati statistics |
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