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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 15.
Published in final edited form as: Innov Pharm. 2015;6(3):209. doi: 10.24926/iip.v6i3.391

Un-weighted Characteristics of Responding Community Pharmacies Across Wisconsin.

Characteristic Community Pharmacies (n=522)
Setting [n, (%)]
Independently-owned 132 (25.3)
Mass merchandiser 59 (11.3)
Chain 246 (47.1)
Supermarket 37 (7.1)
Other 48 (9.2)
Pharmacist Staffing Characteristics
Total FTE pharmacist positions budgeted per pharmacy [mean (std. dev.)] 2.31 (1.3)
FTE pharmacist positions budgeted per pharmacy [n (%)]:
0.01-1.00 FTE pharmacist position 66 (12.6)
1.01-2.00 FTE pharmacist positions 226 (43.3)
2.01-3.00 FTE pharmacist positions 155 (29.7)
3.01-4.00 FTE pharmacist positions 43 (8.2)
4.01-5.00 FTE pharmacist positions 16 (3.1)
5.01 or more FTE pharmacist positions 16 (3.1)
Workload Characteristics
Prescription volume per weekday [mean (std. dev.)] 244.66 (201.40)
Hours prescription department open per weekday [mean (std. dev.)] 11.52 (12.76)

Note: Independently-owned included pharmacies owned by a pharmacist usually with less than 4 settings under one owner. Mass Merchandiser included pharmacies located in large warehouse stores or merchandisers e.g. Target, Wal-Mart, etc. Chain was defined as a corporate ownership including four or more outlets e.g. Walgreens, CVS. Supermarket represented pharmacies located within a supermarket. Other includes pharmacies located in clinics and pharmacies affiliated with a health system

Note: FTE is Full-time Equivalent. One FTE is equal to working 40 hours per week for 52 weeks per year.