Community Pharmacist Perspectives on Chronic Medicine Supply in Malaysia

Pengyeow Loh's study on figshare explores community pharmacists' views on a public-private partnership for repeat medicine supply in Malaysia. The research employs a mixed-methods design, combining a nationwide survey of 433 pharmacists with in-depth interviews of 15 pharmacists. The dataset, last updated in June 2026, is a 28.2 KB document containing the study's full text.

Use Cases

• Analyze perceived benefits of pharmacy-based medicine supply based on survey results citing patient convenience, accessibility, and time saving.
• Identify implementation barriers and facilitators based on qualitative themes around operational frameworks, reimbursement systems, and collaboration structures.
• Assess pharmacist willingness to participate in public-private partnerships based on the high proportion (88.4%) expressing support.

Strengths

• Includes quantitative survey data from 433 community pharmacists nationwide.
• Incorporates qualitative insights from 15 in-depth interviews with pharmacists from different states.
• Provides specific statistical results, such as 96.3% of pharmacists citing improved patient accessibility.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 28.2 KB document; the underlying raw survey and interview data are not provided.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the study text.
• Row count for the underlying quantitative data is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for direct analysis.

Provenance

Source

Pengyeow Loh

Collection Method

Concurrent embedded mixed-methods design combining a nationwide quantitative survey with in-depth qualitative interviews.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 05:19:59; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Malaysia