Readiness to provide pharmaceutical care to transgender patients: Perspectives from pharmacists and transgender individuals.

Objectives: The objectives of this study were (1) to assess pharmacist readiness to provide pharmaceutical care for transgender patients through measuring both pharmacists' knowledge and attitudes towards transgender patients, (2) to assess transgender patients' perception of pharmacist readiness to provide them pharmaceutical care through measuring both pharmacists' knowledge and attitudes toward them, and (3) to compare pharmacist readiness to provide pharmaceutical care for transgender patients and patient perception of this readiness.

Design: The study used a descriptive, cross-sectional design. The pharmacist's readiness and the transgender patient's perception of their readiness, defined as a combination of knowledge and attitude, were evaluated.