Table 1.
Comparing the characterises of pharmacies between the baseline survey with the follow-up survey
| Characteristics | Baseline (n=122 pharmacies) (%) | Follow-up (n=80 pharmacies) (%) |
| Type of pharmacy | ||
| A multiple/part of a chain | 75 (61.5) | 48 (60.0) |
| An independent | 40 (32.8) | 26 (32.5) |
| A supermarket | 6 (4.9) | 5 (6.3) |
| Other | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.3) |
| Co-location within a general practice | ||
| No | 100 (82.0) | 64 (80.0) |
| Yes | 20 (16.4) | 15 (18.8) |
| Don’t know/unsure | 2 (1.6) | 1 (1.3) |
| Pharmacists on duty in the dispensary on a typical day | ||
| A single pharmacist | 91 (74.6) | 56 (70.0) |
| Two pharmacists | 27 (22.1) | 20 (25.0) |
| Three pharmacists | 4 (3.3) | 4 (5.0) |
| Average number of prescription items dispensed on a typical day | ||
| Less than 100 | 3 (2.5) | 3 (3.8) |
| 101–200 | 26 (21.3) | 20 (25.0) |
| 201–300 | 22 (18.0) | 13 (16.3) |
| 301–400 | 28 (23.0) | 18 (22.5) |
| 401–500 | 13 (10.7) | 8 (10.0) |
| 500 plus | 5 (4.1) | 2 (2.5) |
| I don’t know/unsure Not reported |
8 (6.6) 17 (13.9) |
6 (7.5) 10 (12.5) |