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Community pharmacists' perceptions about pharmaceutical service of over-the-counter traditional Chinese medicine: a survey study in Harbin of China.

Menghuan SongCarolina Oi Lam UngVivian Wing-Yan LeeYuanjia HuJing ZhaoPeng LiHao Hu
Published in: BMC complementary and alternative medicine (2017)
The community pharmacists in Harbin, China were positive about the provision of OTC TCM pharmaceutical services. However, they were less certain about taking this duty as their primary responsibility. Insufficient knowledge and lack of role definition in the area of OTC TCM were found to be the major factors discouraging the provision of pharmaceutical service on OTC TCM by community pharmacists.
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