Statement | First 2 years Mean (SD) | Last 2 years Mean (SD) | Overall Score Mean (SD) |
1) A physician should be viewed as a collaborator and colleague with a pharmacist rather than his or her superior | 3.6 (0.5) | 3.6 (0.5) | 3.6 (0.5) |
2) Pharmacists are qualified to assess and response to patient’s drug treatment needs | 2.8 (0.7) | 2.8 (0.7) | 2.8 (0.7) |
3) During their education, pharmacy and medical students should be involved in teamwork in order to understand their respective roles | 3.4 (0.5) | 3.4 (0.5) | 3.4 (0.5) |
4) Pharmacists should be accountable (responsible) to patients for the drug therapy they provide | 3.3 (0.6) | 3.3 (0.6) | 3.3 (0.6) |
5) Pharmacists can contribute to decisions regarding drug interactions that can affect the patients | 3.2 (0.5) | 3.3 (0.5) | 3.3 (0.5) |
6) There are many overlapping areas of responsibility between pharmacists and physicians in drug treatment of the patients | 3.2 (0.4) | 3.3 (0.5) | 3.3 (0.5) |
7) Pharmacists have special expertise in counseling patients on drug treatment | 2.8 (0.6) | 2.8 (0.7) | 2.8 (0.7) |
8) Both pharmacists and physicians should contribute to decisions regarding the type and dosage of medicine given to the patients | 3.1 (0.6) | 3.1 (0.6) | 3.1 (0.6) |
9) The primary function of the pharmacist is to fill the physician’s prescription without question | 2.1 (0.7) | 1.9 (0.6) | 2.0 (0.7) |
10) Pharmacists should be involved in making drug policy decisions concerning the hospital/pharmacy services upon which their work depends | 3.0 (0.6) | 3.0 (0.6) | 3.0 (0.6) |
11) Pharmacists as well as physicians should have responsibility for monitoring the effects of drugs on the patients | 3.2 (0.6) | 3.2 (0.6) | 3.2 (0.6) |
12) Pharmacists should clarify a physician’s order when they feel that it might have detrimental (harmful) effects on the patient | 3.3 (0.6) | 3.1 (0.6) | 3.2 (0.6) |
13) Physicians and pharmacists should be educated to establish collaborative relationships | 3.5 (0.5) | 3.4 (0.5) | 3.5 (0.5) |
14) Physicians should consult pharmacists for help with patients having an adverse reaction or refractory (not responsive) to drug therapy | 3.2 (0.5) | 3.2 (0.6) | 3.2 (0.6) |
15) Physicians should be made aware that pharmacists can help in providing the right drug treatment | 3.2 (0.5) | 3.2 (0) | 3.2 (0.5) |
16) Interprofessional relationships between physicians and pharmacists should be included in their professional education programs | 3.3 (0.5) | 3.3 (0.5) | 3.3 (0.5) |