title: Community pharmacists' perceptions of the skin conditions they encounter and how they view their role in dermatological care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore pharmacists' perceptions of the skin conditions they encounter, sources of postgraduate dermatological training and views of their role in the management of patients with skin problems.
  
  
  METHODS
  A self-completion questionnaire was sent to a random sample of 3500 community pharmacists in England and Wales.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventy-eight per cent of pharmacists felt that patients sought their advice on problems about dry skin on a weekly basis. A total of 64.8% had undertaken postgraduate training in dermatology and the majority agreed that they played an important role in managing patients with skin problems.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pharmacists routinely encounter a small number of skin conditions and believe they can contribute towards the care of patients with skin diseases.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Hull, Hull, UK. rodtucker@rodtucker.karoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Rod
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tucker
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003157:Community Pharmacy Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004514:Education, Pharmacy, Graduate / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D005791:Patient Care / Q000379:methods; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024382:Professional Role; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014852:Wales