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  • Pharmacy Practice
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Pharmacists' diverse roles across various settings necessitate efficient time utilization.
  • A substantial portion of pharmacists' time may be allocated to non-value-added tasks, potentially performable by non-pharmacist personnel.
  • Key time-consuming activities include prescription preparation, clinician interaction, and medical record evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically observe and record pharmacist activities in multiple practice settings.
  • To identify and quantify inefficiencies in daily pharmacist workflows.
  • To assess the proportion of time spent on value-added versus non-value-added tasks.

Main Methods:

  • Time and motion studies were employed across diverse pharmacy settings (retail, clinical, hospital, ambulatory, academic).
  • Data collection involved 18-hour observations per setting, with task recording every 5 minutes.
  • Observed activities were categorized into 20 distinct pharmacist task types.

Main Results:

  • Prescription verification emerged as the most time-intensive activity, consuming 31% of pharmacists' time.
  • Other significant activities included patient education, charting, patient counseling, and chart review.
  • Analysis indicated potential for improved efficiency in pharmacists' daily operations.

Conclusions:

  • While most pharmacist activities are valuable, opportunities exist to enhance time efficiency.
  • Delegating specific tasks to other pharmacy staff is recommended.
  • Implementing new strategies to maximize pharmacists' engagement in high-value tasks is advised.