OBJECTIVE：To provide reference for improving the overall quality of the pharmacy staff in primary medical and health institutions and the further revision of training scheme for the pharmacy staff. METHODS： Questionnaire was conducted for the situation of pharmacy staff in some primary medical and health institutions in Chongqing， the existing problems were analyzed and suggestions were presented. RESULTS： Totally 35 questionnaires were sent out， 29 were effectively received with effective recovery of 82.9％. The results showed， among the 224 pharmacy staff in 29 medical and health institutions （vast majority of primary medical and health institutions）， the pharmacists accounted for 40.6％； those who held secondary and tertiary education accounted for 61.6％； chief and vice-chief pharmacists only accounted for 1.3％， and responsible pharmacists accounted for 10.3％； in terms of continuing education， assignment advanced study only accounted for 13.3％， and academic education only accounted for 13.8％. In the 29 medical and health institutions， assignment advanced study of 0 person accounted for 41.4％ in the past year. The pharmacy staff showed lower constitute level of academic and professional titles， less education and training opportunities， more difficult title evaluation， thus made the work a lack of initiative and enthusiasm. CONCLUSIONS： The existing problems mainly include lower academic levels， heavy work burden， high pressure， difficult title evaluation， and less training opportunities. It is suggested to approve staffing reasonably， establish employment incentive mechanisms； strengthen primary pharmacists training to improve the quality； reform pattern of pharmacy education mode to train practical talents for rational drug use； and speed up pharmacist legislation to promote sustainable development of pharmacists staff construction.