Value of community pharmacy residency programs: college of pharmacy and practice site perspectives.

Objectives: To describe and compare perceptions of key informants representing U.S. colleges/schools of pharmacy and community pharmacy practice sites regarding (1) value associated with community pharmacy residency programs (CPRPs) and (2) barriers to offering CPRPs .

Pharmacy characteristics associated with the provision of drug therapy services in nonmetropolitan community pharmacies.

Context: Higher prevalence of chronic diseases and reduced access to other health professionals in rural areas suggest that rural Medicare enrollees will benefit from pharmacist-provided drug therapy services (DTS).

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe non-metropolitan community pharmacy sites in Wisconsin, the provision of DTS at these sites, and to identify factors associated with provision of DTS.

Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive survey design was used to collect primary data in 2005.

Characteristics of unmet demand for pharmacists: a survey of rural community pharmacies in Wisconsin.

Objectives: To measure and describe the level of unmet demand for pharmacists in rural Wisconsin community pharmacies and to examine determinants of the level of unmet demand in these pharmacies.

Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study.

Setting: Community pharmacies (n = 279) located in rural Wisconsin counties in fall 2005.