Health care consumers’ perspectives on pharmacist integration into private general practitioner clinics in Malaysia: a qualitative study

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Table 1 Key topics covered in interview guide

Potential roles of integrated pharmacist in private GP clinic

a) What are your views on the services and care that you receive from private GP clinics?

b) What do you feel is the main role of pharmacists within our health care system?

c) What are your views and opinions on integrating a pharmacist into private GP clinics?

d) What roles would you see a pharmacist performing in a private GP clinic?

e) What roles would you not want to see a pharmacist performing in a private GP clinic?

f) Would you like to see a pharmacist in private GP clinics performing roles mentioned earlier?

Barriers to pharmacist integration into private GP clinic

a) What do you think are the barriers or challenges to have a pharmacist integrated into a private GP clinic?

Facilitators to pharmacist integration into private GP clinic

a) What do you think would facilitate or encourage pharmacist integration into private GP clinics

Benefits of pharmacist integration into private GP clinic

a) What do you think are the benefits of having a pharmacist to work together with the GPs within the private GP clinics

Remuneration to pharmacist

a) How do you think services provided by a pharmacist in private GP clinics should be funded?

Abbreviation: GP, general practitioner.

Table 2 Demographic characteristics of participants

Characteristics	Total participants (n)
Interview method	24
Focus group 1	7
Focus group 2	11
Semi-structured interviews	6
Sex
Male	7
Female	17
Ethnicity
Malay	7
Chinese	12
Indian	5
Highest level of education
Secondary	1
College/university	20
Post-graduate	3