Abstract Aim To characterise systematic reviews and meta‐analyses on pharmacist care activities ( PCA s) by means of bibliometric indicators. Data sources The MEDLINE , EMBASE and LILACS databases were consulted. Study selection Articles describing/evaluating PCA s in any setting (community, ambulatory or hospital) in which research design was a systematic review of the literature ( SR ) or a meta‐analysis ( MA ) were included. Results Of the 1180 publications retrieved from the search, 86 were included. The included papers were published between 1998 and 2014. SR s were the most frequent research design (84.9%). The most frequent settings were all‐care settings ( n = 20, 23.3%), followed by community settings ( n = 19, 22.1%). The most common target population included all types of population groups together ( n = 53; 59.3%). None of the SR / MA s had a high quality level. The bibliometric analysis showed that the SR / MA s were carried out by an average of four authors (range 1–13) and 62.8% (54/86) of the analysed SR / MA s were written only by pharmacists. The USA and the UK were the most frequent authors’ countries of origin. The 86 SR / MA s were published in 49 journals, and the average impact factor was 1.172 (range: 5.827–0.109). Conclusions The results of this review evidenced the urgency of an agreement on a PCA classification aiming at equating results among different studies. It is necessary to establish the minimum quality criteria for conducting studies on PC . Finally, the results showed the need for further research on PC (i) using qualitative methods and (ii) studying the paediatric population.