_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: nevzat.birand@neu.edu.tr; Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International 32(23): 42-51, 2020; Article no.JPRI.61130 ISSN: 2456-9119 (Past name: British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Past ISSN: 2231-2919, NLM ID: 101631759) Perception and Attitude of Healthcare Providers towards Clinical Pharmacists at Near East University Hospital in Northern Cyprus Sami Shabbir Malik 1 , Nevzat Birand 2* and Bilgen Başgut 2 1 Faculty of Pharmacy, Lahore University, Pakistan. 2 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Near East University, Northern Cyprus, Turkey. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. Authors BB, SSM and NB designed the study, performed the statistical analysis, wrote the protocol and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Authors BB and NB managed the analyses of the study. Authors SSM and NB managed the literature searches. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/JPRI/2020/v32i2330787 Editor(s): (1) Dr. Wenbin Zeng, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, China. Reviewers: (1) Renata Prado Bereta Vilela, FACERES, Brazil. (2) Ruchi Bhuyan, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Siksha O. Anusandhan University, India. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sdiarticle4.com/review-history/61130 Received 10 July 2020 Accepted 17 September 2020 Published 26 September 2020 ABSTRACT Aims: The aim of study is to assess the perception and attitude of healthcare professionals towards clinical pharmacists in a university hospital North Cyprus. Study Design: A cross-sectional survey study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in the Near East University Hospital in Northern Cyprus setting from May 2017 to July 2017 for 3 months. Methodology: A total of 256 healthcare providers (45 physicians, 80 nurses, and 131 intern medical students) from a tertiary hospital in North Cyprus participated in this study. A questionnaire was distributed to assess the perception and attitude of healthcare professionals towards clinical pharmacists. The data was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 18. A p-value of less than 0.05 (p<0.05) was considered as statistically significant. Results: Eighty-seven (66.4%) of intern medical students have recognized the role of clinical pharmacists in minimising adverse drug reaction and improving therapeutic outcome of the patients Original Research Article