Table 2 Demographic profile of community pharmacies
From: Service provision in the wake of a new funding model for community pharmacy
n (%) | |
|---|---|
Geographic Location | |
Major City | 216 (41) |
Provincial City | 142 (27) |
Provincial Town | 136 (26) |
Rural | 26 (5) |
Physical Pharmacy Location | |
Main Street | 206 (39) |
By or within a medical centre | 235 (44) |
Within a suburban centre | 111 (21) |
In a mall | 51 (10) |
Supermarket | 7 (1.3) |
Internet pharmacy | 1 (0.2) |
Number of days open | |
5 days | 92 (17) |
5.5 days | 133 (25) |
6 days | 133 (15) |
7 days | 116 (22) |
Banner Group | |
No banner | 302 (57) |
Unichem/Unichem life | 144 (27) |
Vantage | 52 (10) |
Other banner | 30 (6) |
Average number of prescriptions dispensed per day | |
< 100 | 54 (10) |
101–200 | 162 (31) |
201–300 | 133 (25) |
301–500 | 116 (22) |
501–700 | 28 (5) |
> 700 | 12 (2) |
Top 5 languages spoken other than English | |
Chinese | 207 (39) |
Indian | 61 (12) |
Korean | 51 (10) |
Arabic | 21 (4) |
Maori | 18 (3) |
Use of Social Media for advertising/pharmacy promotion | |
213 (40) | |
Website | 166 (31) |
Smart phone application | 16 (3) |
Twitter account | 6 (1) |
Training site services | |
Takes intern pharmacists | 163 (31) |
Takes undergraduate placement students | 261 (49) |
Supply of medicines/services | |
RACF | 164 (38) |
Community residential village | 129 (30) |
Hospice | 44 (10) |
Prison | 12 (3) |
Private Hospital | 31 (7) |
Rural Depot Service | 27 (6) |
Public Hospital | 26 (6) |