OBJECTIVE： To provide reference for the development of community pharmacists in China. METHODS： According to reviewing the practice in the responsibility development of community pharmacists in USA， UK， Australia， relevant experience was summarized and relevant suggestions were put forward. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS： Responsibility development of community pharmacists in USA， UK， Australia had made great progress， and their levels of practice and their own quality also made continuously improvement. Besides， they made certain achievements in prevention of chronic disease， minor illness management in community pharmacy， drug use review and prescription drug intervention， and health mission pharmacy， etc. In China， our government should promote the transforming of the responsibility of community pharmacists by considering the differences of regions in stage and step by step， encourage pharmacists actively and orderly expand the business scope， actively explore from system and develop multiple authentication， and steadily improve the service skills of pharmacists. Meanwhile， domestic pharmacies and pharmacists should take the initiative to change the concept to get ready for the coming changes.