Table 2.

Mean±SEM of different CPTs’ daily activities and working load over different ward specialties per day

CPT activity	Medical wards n=38	Surgical wards n=15	Cardiology and long-stay wards n=17	Level of significance*
Mean no of lockers checked	15.84±1.55	21.40±1.72	10.76±2.27	p<0.05†‡
Mean no of Kardex checked	22.34±1.20	22.06±1.65	26.23±1.65	p>0.05
Mean no of lockers need supply	11.71±0.96	13.46±1.74	6.88±1.12	p<0.05†‡§
Mean no of assessed PODs	2.73±0.81	17.53±4.07	6.05±2.34	p<0.05†¶
Mean no of final checks done	3.05±0.40	0.53±0.32	3.23±0.63	p<0.01†¶**
Mean no of medicines labelled or dispensed by CPT	21.94±3.79	33.33±5.66	19.94±3.63	p>0.05
Mean no of patients referred to pharmacist by CPT	3.50±0.59	5.46±0.75	1.47±0.46	p<0.05†‡

*Kruskal-Wallis test for non-parametric data with pairwise comparison as a post hoc test.

†p<0.05 considered significant.

‡Significant difference between cardiology with long-stay and surgical wards.

§Significant difference between cardiology with long-stay and medical wards.

¶Significant difference between medical and surgical wards.

**p<0.01 considered highly significant.

CPT, clinical pharmacy technician; POD, patient’s own drugs.