Americans most associate pharmacists with dispensing medication
Core finding
Americans readily name a pharmacist's core task: more than eight-in-ten (85%) say pharmacists dispense medications, according to a Verasight survey conducted Sept. 7-13, 2023.
Nearly six-in-ten (60%) also credit them with pouring pills into a bottle, and about half say pharmacists call physicians' offices (52%) or deal with insurance (50%). Fewer tie the role to working in hospitals (39%), while small shares mention diagnosing chronic disease (4%) or say they are unsure (5%).
Selected responses
Americans most associate pharmacists with dispensing medication.
What do pharmacists do?
n = 2,000 · Sep 7–13, 2023 · MoE ±2.3%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Sep 7–13, 2023 |
| Base (unweighted) | 2,000 |
| Margin of error | ±2.3% |
| Module | 2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co
What do pharmacists do?
Cite this question
2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071, fielded September 7-13, 2023, N=2,000 United States adults, +/- 2.3%.