Nearly three-quarters of 2,098 people questioned in a Gallup survey commissioned by Roche Diagnostics would be willing to consult their pharmacist on health matters such as cholesterol testing. Roche says that the result shows changing public perceptions of pharmacy and its broader role in the provision of primary health care.
Roche is a support sponsor of the Body Zone at the Millennium Dome and is featuring three of its diagnostic testing products in displays there.
Mr Christopher Hudson (marketing manager, Roche Diagnostics) commented: "It is important for effective health provision that people are aware that expertise on many issues is available from their pharmacists."