Cunningham-Burley S, Maclean U
Soc Sci Med. 1987;24(4):371-7. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(87)90155-9.
There has been considerable debate about the professional status of pharmacy and the relationship between pharmacists and the medical profession. There has been less emphasis on the consumers' view of chemists and on the use made of over-the-counter remedies. This paper examines the actual and potential role of the chemist in dealing with minor complaints in young children. A sample of 54 mothers of young children were interviewed in a study examining the cultural context of childhood illness. The use which the mothers made of chemists for advice and for the purchase of proprietary medicines was examined. The findings of this aspect of the study are outlined, and the implications which these have for the role of the chemist within the primary health care team and lay health care network are discussed. In the light of this analysis tentative recommendations are made for an expansion of the role of the chemist in dealing with minor complaints in children.
关于药学的专业地位以及药剂师与医学专业之间的关系，一直存在着相当多的争论。对于消费者对药剂师的看法以及非处方药的使用情况，关注较少。本文探讨了药剂师在处理幼儿轻微疾病方面的实际和潜在作用。在一项研究儿童疾病文化背景的调查中，对54位幼儿母亲进行了访谈。研究了母亲们向药剂师咨询以及购买成药的情况。概述了该研究这方面的结果，并讨论了这些结果对药剂师在初级卫生保健团队和非专业卫生保健网络中的作用的影响。根据这一分析，就扩大药剂师在处理儿童轻微疾病方面的作用提出了初步建议。
