Original Research FIguRe 1 top 3 barriers that make it difficult to provide saskatchewan Medication Assessment Program assessments (n = 199)* *Percentages in Figure 1 add up to more than 100% because respondents were asked to select 3 options. complete a thorough assessment (e.g., specialist physician consultations, list of diagnoses). Respondents commented that requesting this information from physicians was difficult and time-consuming. Theme 3: Mandatory government documentation forms were reported to be repetitive and frustrating, which unnecessarily increased the time required to complete assessments. Theme 4: Existing community pharmacy workflow was a barrier to delivering the C P J / R P C * M ay / J u n e 2 0 1 9 * V O L 1 5 2 , N O 3 service. Respondents referred to multiple competing priorities (e.g., dispensing, patient self-care requests, immunizations), poor access to resources, insufficient staffing and a lack of time as reasons why the community pharmacy is not the ideal place to perform medication assessments. Theme 5: There is significant pressure on pharmacists to complete a high volume of medication assessments. Many respondents used the term quotas to describe the fact that minimum billing requirements 199