Awareness and current implementation of drug dosage adjustment by pharmacists in patients with chronic kidney disease in Japan: a web-based survey

Table 4 Obstacles to ADDR implementation experienced by pharmacists

Characteristics	Community pharmacists n (%)	Hospital pharmacists n (%)	p value
Failure to check prescription because of pressure of other work	57 (30)	53 (56.4)	<0.001^a
Difficulty in obtaining information on patient renal function (e.g., serum creatinine)	168 (88.4)	13 (13.8)	<0.001^a
Fear of doctor’s rejection	32 (16.8)	10 (10.6)	0.227^a
Lack of pharmacists’ skill	109 (57.4)	45 (47.9)	0.166^a
Lack of relevant pharmaceutical information	61 (32.1)	42 (44.7)	0.052^a

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