Table 1.

Estimation of additional human resource to verify/decommission prescription packs in the hospital pharmacy depending on the number of packs dispensed annually.

Number of Packs Dispensed by Pharmacy Annually	Average Time of Verification or Decommission of a Pack [sec]	Additional Work Monthly [h]	Full-Time Equivalents 1 Required
1 million	3.05	71	0.4
0.75 million		53	0.3
0.5 million		35	0.2
0.25 million		18	0.1

¹ Typically full-time equivalents of pharmacy technicians (full-time employee works 40 h/week).