This survey aimed to examine how patient-pharmacist communication using the drug proˆle book relates patient's behavior regarding its use. Among patients who visited one of theˆve pharmacies during the 4 months between July and October of 2013, 245 patients who had been prescribed antihypertensives were asked to complete a questionnaire. Items included patient attributes, whether the patient thought the drug proˆle book was useful to them ("sense of utility"), whether the patient has ever been

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... uestioned by a pharmacist while showing the drug proˆle book ("experience of being questioned by a pharmacist while showing the drug proˆle book"), and whether the patient has ever shown the drug proˆle book to the physician ("experience of showing the drug proˆle book to the physician"). In addition, pharmacists counted the frequency of patients bringing the drug proˆle book, and if so, the frequency of the sticker a‹x during the last 5 visits. 34.3% of responding patients answered that they had the"experience of being questioned while showing the drug proˆle book". Response rates of"frequency of bringing the drug proˆle book","sense of utility", and"experience of showing the drug proˆle book to the physician" in the group with"experience of being questioned while showing the drug proˆle book" were signiˆcantly higher than those in the group without such experience. This survey indicated that experience of being questioned by a pharmacist while showing the drug proˆle book related patient's behavior regarding its use.