Table 2.

Number (%) of hospitals with the current structure of their pharmacy distribution system and views of its future direction.

Characteristics	Current structure (n = 27)		Future direction (n = 27)
	Centralized	Decentralized	Centralized	Decentralized
Hospital size (no. of beds)
Small < 100	5 (18.5)	1 (3.7)	6 (22.2)	1 (3.7)
Medium (100–299)	9 (33.3)	2 (7.4)	5 (18.5)	5 (18.5)
Large ⩾300	6 (22.2)	4 (14.8)	6 (22.2)	4 (14.8)
Total	20 (74.0)	7 (25.9)	17 (62.9)	10 (37.0)

Number of hospital respondents = 27; percentages based on total number of hospital respondents.