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Table 1 Participants’ information (N = 396)

From: Pharmacists' viewpoint towards their professional role in healthcare system: a survey of hospital settings of Pakistan

Characteristics

N (%)

Gender

 Male

254 (64.1%)

 Female

142 (35.9%)

Professional Education

 Bachelor of Pharmacy/ Master of Pharmacy

87 (22%)

 Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D)

295 (74.5%)

 Overseas Qualification

14 (3.5%)

Place of Work

 State Funded Hospital

199 (50.3%)

 Private Hospital

197 (49.7%)

Current Job Title

 Pharmacist

363 (91.7%)

 Senior Pharmacist

26 (6.6%)

 Chief Pharmacist

7 (1.8%)

Years of Experience

 Less than 5 years

68 (17.2%)

 5–10 years

236 (59.6%)

 More than 10 years

92 (23.2%)

Area of Practice

 Inpatient

265 (66.9%)

 Outpatient

105 (26.5%)

 Oncology pharmacy

26 (6.6%)

State of Practice

 Sindh

143 (36.1%)

 Punjab

175 (44.2%)

 Baluchistan

9 (2.3%)

 KPK

44 (11.1%)

 Capital Territory

17 (4.3%)

 AJK

8 (2.0%)

Are you registered with Pharmacy Council?

 Yes

393 (99.2%)

 In process

3 (0.8%)

  1. KPK Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, AJK Azad Jammu and Kashmir