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. 2024 Apr 10:14:100443.
doi: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2024.100443. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Formal leadership perceptions about the autonomy of Pharmacy: a SWOT analysis

Fernando de Castro Araújo-Neto  1   2   3 , Aline Santana Dosea  2   3 , Francielly Lima da Fonseca  1   3 , Thaís Maria Tavares  1   3 , Déborah Mônica Machado Pimentel  4 , Alessandra Rezende Mesquita  3 , Divaldo Pereira de Lyra-Jr  1   2   3
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Formal leadership perceptions about the autonomy of Pharmacy: a SWOT analysis

Fernando de Castro Araújo-Neto et al. Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm. .

Abstract

Introduction: Autonomy is considered a vital principle of professionalism. In recent years, despite important advances, the Pharmacy and pharmacists' autonomy has been questioned due to conflicts that jeopardize the consolidation of this profession in the division of work in health.

Objective: to understand the construct of autonomy based on perceptions of formal leaders associated with professional organizations.

Methods: A qualitative study was conducted through interviews with key informants. The data obtained were submitted to content analysis.

Results: Perceptions about the autonomy in pharmaceutical practice were categorized according to strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to this construct.

Conclusion: The findings allowed us to understand the autonomy of pharmaceutical practice in Brazil, generate hypotheses about the future of Pharmacy, and build strategies to maintain its occupational status.

Keywords: Autonomy; Content analysis; Environmental analysis; Pharmacy; Professionalism; SWOT analysis.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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