Pharmacy Times, December 21, 2016
Pharmacists have once more been ranked among the most honest and ethical professionals in the United States, according to the results of the latest Gallup poll on the topic.
Of the survey’s 1028 respondents, 67% rated the honesty and ethical standards of pharmacists as “high” or “very high.” This percentage of favorable responses was the second highest of the survey, with nurses (84%) taking the top spot for 15th year in a row.
Pharmacists performed similarly well in previous years, earning favorable scores from 65% of participants in 2014 and 68% of respondents in 2015.
“We commend community pharmacists across the country on their impressive showing in the latest Gallup survey of Americans’ views of honesty and ethical standards. People continue to hold pharmacists in very high regard,” B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA, CEO of the National Community Pharmacists Association, said in a press release. “It is time for payers and policymakers to better utilize the accessibility, expertise and public trust in pharmacists.”
Read more and see full survey results here.
