Table 6 Association between the use of ChatGPT in pharmacy practice and perception and concerns
Parameters | Perception | Chi-square | p value | Concerns | Chi-square | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor N = 145, n (%) | Good N = 214, n (%) | Low N = 89, n (%) | High N = 270, n (%) | ||||||
Frequency of ChatGPT use | Frequently | 2 (7.4) | 25 (92.6) | 17.814 |  < 0.001* | 5 (18.5) | 22 (81.5) | 7.152 | 0.067 |
Occasionally | 16 (32.7) | 33 (67.3) | 14 (28.6) | 35 (71.4) | |||||
Rarely | 41 (39.4) | 63 (60.6) | 17 (16.3) | 87 (83.7) | |||||
Never | 86 (48) | 93 (52) | 53 (29.6) | 126 (70.4) | |||||
Recommend ChatGPT to other pharmacists | Yes | 61 (27.6) | 160 (72.4) | 41.964 |  < 0.001* | 46 (20.8) | 175 (79.2) | 15.743 |  < 0.001* |
Undecided | 63 (57.3) | 47 (42.7) | 41 (37.3) | 69 (62.7) | |||||
No | 21 (75) | 7 (25) | 2(7.1) | 26 (92.9) | |||||
Have you used the ChatGPT to check for Drug–drug interactions? | Yes | 16 (23.2) | 53(76.8) | 10.498 | 0.001* | 20 (29) | 49 (71) | 0.806 | 0.369 |
No | 129 (44.5) | 161 (55.5) | 69 (23.8) | 221 (76.2) | |||||
Have you ever used the ChatGPT as a drug and disease information source (e.g., ask ChatGPT questions about particular conditions, treatments, medications, or lifestyle changes)? | Yes | 25 (24) | 79 (76) | 16.260 |  < 0.001* | 25 (24) | 79 (76) | 0.044 | 0.833 |
No | 120 (47.1) | 135 (52.9) | 64 (25.1) | 191 (74.9) | |||||
Have you ever used ChatGPT for medication reconciliation? | Yes | 11 (19.6) | 45 (80.4) | 11.862 | 0.001* | 10 (17.9) | 46 (82.1) | 1.711 | 0.191 |
No | 134 (44.2) | 169 (55.8) | 79 (26.1) | 224 (73.9) | |||||
Have you ever used ChatGPT to determine appropriate dosage regimens for patients? | Yes | 12 (20.7) | 46 (79.3) | 11.151 | 0.001* | 15 (25.9) | 43 (74.1) | 0.043 | 0.868 |
No | 133 (44.2) | 168 (55.8) | 74 (24.6) | 227 (75.4) | |||||
Have you ever used ChatGPT to identify or manage adverse drug reactions? | Yes | 16 (20) | 64 (80) | 17.775 |  < 0.001* | 17 (21.3) | 63 (78.8) | 0.692 | 0.405 |
No | 129 (46.2) | 150 (53.8) | 72 (25.8) | 207 (74.2) | |||||