Research
Adherence
Barriers to implementing weight management services in community pharmacies include lack of pharmacist time, lack of private consultation areas, and difficulty in following up with patients.
To effectively provide weight management services, pharmacies need to address operational barriers such as lack of time and private consultation areas. This may involve scheduling dedicated time for counseling and designating private spaces for patient interactions.
ModerateQualifiesMEDIUM confidence
Around three-quarters of the participants agreed or strongly agreed that difficulty in following-up with patients (80.7%), lack of private consultation area (75.7%), and lack of pharmacist’s time (75.2%) are barriers for implementing WMSs.
Why this rating
Based on self-reported survey data from pharmacists.
Source
Exploring the Role of Community Pharmacists in Obesity and Weight Management in Qatar: A Mixed-Methods Study
Sawsan AlMukdad et al. · Risk Management and Healthcare Policy · 2021
DOI 10.2147/rmhp.s309142
cross_sectional · n=270Cited 23×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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