Table 1.
Characteristics of community pharmacist sample.
| Total number of pharmacies | 24 |
|---|---|
| Size of pharmacya | |
| Independent | 11 |
| Large multiple | 7 |
| Small multiple | 6 |
| Provision of commissioned service for palliative care by pharmacyb | |
| Providing commissioned service | 5 |
| Not providing commissioned service | 19 |
| Location of pharmacy via Clinical Research Network region | |
| North West London | 7 |
| Eastern | 4 |
| North West Coast | 3 |
| Kent, Surry & Sussex | 2 |
| East Midlands | 2 |
| Greater Manchester | 2 |
| South London | 1 |
| North East and North Cumbria | 1 |
| Thames Valley and South Midlands | 1 |
| Yorkshire and Humber | 1 |
| Range in number of prescriptions dispensed per month by pharmacy (Sept 2019)34 | 1469–16,918 |
| Wholesaler/Distributor usage by pharmacy | |
| Range in number of full-line wholesalers used | 1–3, median 3 |
| Range in number of short-line wholesalers used | 0–14, median 3 |
| Range in overall number of wholesalers/distributors used | 2–16, median 5 |
a
Pharmacy size classification – Large multiples >100 pharmacies, small multiples 6–99 pharmacies, independents 1–5 pharmacies. Total United Kingdom market - large multiples 49.4%, independents 37.3%, small multiples 13.3%.18
b
Community pharmacy-delivered commissioned services for palliative care are funded to provide locally or regionally determined stocks of “core” lists of palliative medicines and community pharmacy extended hours of opening where possible.