Original Research

Public perception of community pharmacists in South Africa: a preliminary study

Suzanne Bornman, Ilse Truter, Daniel JL Venter
Health SA Gesondheid | Vol 11, No 3 | a234 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v11i3.234 | © 2006 Suzanne Bornman, Ilse Truter, Daniel JL Venter | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 11 November 2006 | Published: 11 November 2006

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Suzanne Bornman, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa
Ilse Truter, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa
Daniel JL Venter, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa

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Abstract

This survey forms part of a study undertaken to identify and quantify the community pharmacist’s involvement in the use of non-prescription/over-the-counter (OTC) medicine/self-medication in community pharmacies throughout South Africa.

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Hierdie opname vorm deel van ‘n studie wat onderneem word om die gemeenskapsapteker se betrokkenheid in die gebruik van nie-voorskrif/oor-die-toonbank medikasie/ selfmedikasie in gemeenskapsapteke in Suid Afrika te identifiseer en te kwantifiseer.

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