Abstract Since smoking is a considerable public health problem, in this study community pharmacists’ attitude, habits and actual activities were investigated. In order to collect data, a questionnaire was designed and conducted among 83 pharmacists in the 1st Region of Ankara Chamber of Pharmacists. It was found that 38.6 % of the pharmacists are active smokers and 57.8 % think that pharmacists should not smoke in front of patients. 68.7 % of the pharmacists do not smoke at their pharmacy, 72.3 % think that pharmacists should ask smoking status of their patients who have a disease which can be affected by smoking, 73.5 % of the pharmacists advice the patients who wants to quit smoking and seek their advice to be determined about quit smoking, and 71.1 % of them would like to learn more about smoking cessation methods. It can be concluded that initiatives to increase pharmacists’ tobacco-related knowledge as well as skills and to enhance their sense of responsibility of health promotion may promote pharmacists providing concultancy services with accuracy and effectiveness. Özet Bu arastirmada sigaranin toplum sagligini tehdit eden önemli bir sorun olmasi nedeniyle serbest eczacilarin sigara ile ilgili tutum, aliskanlik ve günlük faaliyetleri incelenmistir. Verileri toplamak için olusturulan anket formu, TEB II.Bölge Ankara Eczaci Odasi 1.Bölge’sindeki 83 eczaciya uygulanmistir. Sonuçta eczacilarin % 38.6’sinin sigara içtigi, %57.8’inin hastalarin önünde sigara içilmemesi gerektigini düsündügü, % 68.7’sinin eczanede sigara içmedigi, % 72.3’ünün eczacilarin sigaradan olumsuz etkilenecek hastaligi olan kisilere sigara içip içmediklerinin sorulmasi gerektigini düsündügü, % 73.5’inin sigarayi birakmak isteyen ve kendilerinin önerisini almaya gelen hastalara sigarayi birakma konusunda kararli olmalari gerektigini tavsiye ettikleri ve % 71.1’inin sigara birakma yollari hakkinda daha fazla bilgi edinmek istedikleri belirlenmistir. Sonuç olarak, eczacilarin sigara ve sigarayi birakma ile ilgili bilgi ve yeteneklerini artirici ve halkin sagligini gelistirme konusundaki sorumluluk duygularini gelistirici girisimler, eczacilarin hastalarina dogru ve etkili bir danismanlik yapmasini saglayabilir.

Keywords: Community pharmacist(s), smoking, health promotion