Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics of Participating Hospital Pharmacists (n = 347)

Characteristic	No. (%) of Respondents*
Age (years), mean ± SD	41 ± 11
Time in practice (years), mean ± SD	17 ± 11
Proportion of time spent in clinical practice
≤ 25%	83 (24)
26%–50%	105 (30)
51%–75%	103 (30)
≥ 76%	56 (16)
Additional prescribing authorization
Has already obtained	48 (14)
Has not obtained	299 (86)
Plans to obtain additional prescribing authorization in next 6 months
Yes	43 (12)
No	168 (48)
No response	136 (39)

SD = standard deviation.

^*Except where indicated otherwise.