Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of community pharmacists who completed the telephone questionnaire
| Characteristic | n (%) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 72 (55.4) |
| Male | 58 (44.6) |
| Age | |
| < 25 years | 6 (4.6) |
| 25–34 years | 53 (40.8) |
| 35–44 years | 38 (29.2) |
| 45–54 years | 21 (16.2) |
| ≥ 55 years | 12 (9.2) |
| No of years in community pharmacy practice | |
| ≤ 5 years | 36 (27.7) |
| 6–10 years | 22 (16.9) |
| 11–15 years | 25 (19.2) |
| ≥ 15 years | 47 (36.2) |
| Status | |
| Owner/contractor | 25 (19.2) |
| Employee | 105 (80.8) |
| Usual role | |
| Owner manager | 17 (13.1) |
| Responsible pharmacist | 12 (9.2) |
| Dispensary manager | 67 (51.5) |
| Locum pharmacist | 13 (10.0) |
| Pharmacist team member | 15 (11.5) |
| Superintendent | 6 (4.6) |
| Shielding during wave 1* | 8 (6.2) |
*Measures taken by those at highest risk of severe illness from COVID-19 (eg, self-isolation).