Table 3 Characteristics of pharmacies related to education at first dispensing
| Â | Pharmacies which did educate patients at first dispensing (N= 31a) | Pharmacies which did not educate patients at first dispensing (N= 34) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of years in service pharmacist b | 16.5 ± 9.0 | 14.5 ± 8.5 | 0.382 |
Frequency of postgraduate training in pharmacotherapy for pharmacist: Regularly or Often | 28 (90.3) | 32 (94.1) | 0.566 |
Attitude regarding care-providing function (continuous scale of 16-80) b;c | 66.2 ± 6.6 | 66.3 ± 6.6 | 0.969 |
Pharmacy technicians with specialized care-providing duties | 18 (58.1) | 23 (67.6) | 0.424 |
Relationship with GP: Good or very good | 22 (71.0) | 19 (55.9) | 0.208 |
Workload as perceived by pharmacist: High or very high | 10 (32.3) | 10 (29.4) | 0.804 |
Pharmacy is part of chain or franchise formula | 21 (67.7) | 22 (64.7) | 0.796 |
Participation in study because of perception of pressure from insurance company: Partly or completely agree | 5 (16.1) | 6 (17.6) | 0.870 |
Number of first statin prescriptions within 6 months of start of the project | 11.7 ± 8.0 | 7.9 ± 7.3 | 0.082 |
Team was used to providing education at first dispensing of (some types of) medication | 30 (96.8) | 30 (88.2) | 0.197 |