- Title
- Retail pharmacists’ perceptions of factors influencing the viability of practice and business in Johannesburg, Gauteng province
- Creator
- Gazi, Nondumiso Sybil
- Creator
- Knoesen, BC
- Subject
- Pharmacists -- South Africa -- Johannesburg
- Subject
- Pharmaceutical services -- South Africa -- Johannesburg -- Management Pharmacy management -- South Africa -- Johannesburg
- Date Issued
- 2019
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/39774
- Identifier
- vital:35454
- Description
- The practice of retail pharmacy has become burdened with service limitations directly or indirectly resulting from influences across the landscape. Influences ranging from legislative bodies to financing bodies have created pressure on retail pharmacies resulting in diminishing numbers of these health establishments. Legislative amendments relating to the ownership of pharmacies, pricing and pharmacy personnel training have had a profound effect on the pharmacy landscape as it presents to date. The dual role, (medicinal procurer and pharmaceutical caregiver), required of retail pharmacists, poses ethical and practical implications. These implications may directly affect the sustainability of retail pharmacy practice. The aim of this study was to establish the ways in which the pharmacy model is changing and how that change has been perceived by retail pharmacists in Johannesburg, Gauteng. The research design was qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual in nature. The method utilised for gathering data was individual interviews with pharmacists practising as independent retail pharmacists. At least six (6) independent pharmacists who met the inclusion criteria were approached to participate in the research. Interviews continued until data saturation had been achieved. Data analysis of the transcribed interviews was performed to identify themes and sub-themes.
- Format
- viii, 62 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
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