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Table 1 Staff managing medicines at health facility (N = 247)*

From: The reality of task shifting in medicines management- a case study from Tanzania

Cadre

Number

Percent %

Pharmacist

5

2.0

Pharmacy technician

7

2.8

Pharmacy assistant

2

0.8

Total pharmaceutical staff

14

5.6

Clinical officer

72

29.1

Medical attendant

108

43.7

Nurse

56

22.7

Total non-pharmaceutical staff

236

95.5

  1. * 3 pharmaceutical staff worked at the regional hospital leading to 3 more non-pharmaceutical staff managing medicines in dispensaries.