Medicijnman, doosjesschuiver of patiëntenvriend: een onderzoek naar professionele identiteit van de apotheker

Abstract

Contemporary public professionals are increasingly under pressure. They face growing demands of efficiency and control. The pharmacist has long been regarded as one of the professionals working in health care. Pharmacy as a profession however experiences these pressures of external control of outputs. This thesis reflects on three typical reactions to this threatened public professionalism. It shows that pharmacists need to publicly account for their activities, at the same time giving more attention to their role as provider of healthcare. A comparison is made between reactions of Dutch, European, and international pharmaceutical federations to these new demands.