Int J Pharm Pract 2002:3:47-54
AL-BAS Ltd, Reykjavíkurvegur 68, IS-220 Hafnarfjördur, Iceland
Anna Birna Almarsdóttir, PhD, vice president of scientific affairs
Pharmaceutical Society of Iceland
Ingunn Björnsdóttir, PhD, chief executive officer
The Royal Danish School of Pharmacy
Janine Morgall Traulsen, PhD(phil), associate professor
Correspondence:
Dr Almarsdóttir
Original Papers
Pharmacists in a liberalised system — results from a profession-wide survey in Iceland
Anna Birna AlmarsdÓttir, Ingunn BjörnsdÓttir and Janine Morgall Traulsen
Background — The study reported here was part of a multi-study evaluation of new drug distribution legislation in IcelandObjective — The objective of this sub-study was to compare the satisfaction of community pharmacists and pharmacists in other settings with regard to their job in general, importance of the job, work hours, contact with patients, and responsibility
Method — A questionnaire survey was constructed, pilot tested, and mailed to all pharmacists belonging to professional societies in Iceland in March 1999
Key findings — The results show an inconsistency in whether general job satisfaction was correlated with respondents' perception of the job's importance and responsibility, more so for community pharmacists than others. Overall job satisfaction was quite high and community pharmacists felt that their contact with customers was satisfactory. However, they were more dissatisfied with their work hours, importance of their work, and responsibility than other pharmacists
Conclusion — Community pharmacists have been affected more adversely by the legislative change than their colleagues in other work settings