Healthy Skepticism Library item: 7804

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Publication type: Journal Article

Adachi T, Hara H, Hirano K.
Students' awareness about practical training in community prescription pharmacy
Japanese Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2001; 27:(4):386-391

Abstract:

A survey was conducted to evaluate 149 pharmacy students’ awareness about and preference for practical training in community prescription pharmacy. The questionnaire revealed that an interest in working in a community pharmacy was apparent in 58% of pharmacy students that preferred to work at a hospital pharmacy after graduation, in 60% who preferred community pharmacy, in 49% who preferred pharmaceutical industry practice, and in 40% of those who preferred to go to graduate school.