[Survey on the Current Status of Initial Pharmacist Interviews among Patients Receiving Surgery during the Weekday Day Shift].

Comprehensive exploratory surveys of pharmacist involvement with perioperative patients were conducted to identify the current issues and challenges. In the first survey, patients who underwent surgery under general anesthesia during the weekday day shift at Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai Hospital between April 1 and September 30, 2022, were included. Patient backgrounds, surgery-related information, and initial preoperative pharmacist interviews were investigated.

[Time analysis of pharmacists' home visit duties].

Pharmacists' home visit duties include accepting prescriptions, making inquiries with the attending physician, preparing medication, giving guidance on medication, going on home visits(round trips), and handling insurance claims. In the present study, we measured the time required for each duty and determined work duration per visit. The study took place during September 2013; the sample included 116 subjects and 211 home visits were conducted.