Table 1 Characteristics of Lebanese hospital pharmacist
Characteristics of the pharmacist | Total = 81 |
|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) | 39.36 ± 10.48 |
Gender | Â |
 Males | 12 (14.8%) |
 Females | 69 (85.2%) |
Mouhafazat | Â |
 Beirut | 35 (43.2%) |
 Mount Lebanon | 25 (30.9%) |
 North | 9 (11.1%) |
 South | 5 (6.2%) |
 Bekaa | 7 (8.6%) |
Educational background | Â |
 Bachelor in Science (BS) in Pharmacy (only) | 16 (19.8%) |
 BS in Pharmacy + master degree | 14 (17.3%) |
 Pharmacy doctor (Pharm.D.) | 51 (62.9%) |
Years of experience in hospital pharmacy (mean ± SD) | 11.56 ± 8.24 |
Job title/position | Â |
 Associate-assistant director/chief | 5 (6.2%) |
 Clinical pharmacists/staff pharmacist | 25 (30.9%) |
 Chief pharmacist/director | 51 (63.0%) |
Employment status | Â |
 Part-timer | 1 (1.2%) |
 Full timer | 80 (98.8%) |
Hospital location | Â |
 Rural/peripheral area | 15 (18.5%) |
 Urban area | 66 (81.5%) |
Number of beds per hospital | Â |
 25 beds or less | 5 (6.2%) |
 26–99 beds | 25 (30.9%) |
 100–199 beds | 22 (27.2%) |
 200–299 beds | 8 (9.9%) |
 300–499 beds | 18 (22.2%) |
 500 or more beds | 3 (3.7%) |
Type of hospital | Â |
 Governmental; non-teaching hospital | 6 (7.4%) |
 Governmental; teaching hospital | 5 (6.2%) |
 Private; non-teaching hospital | 32 (39.5%) |
 Private; teaching hospital | 38 (46.9%) |
Number of staff/clinical pharmacists on duty at a single point in time (including respondent) | Â |
 1 | 29 (35.8%) |
 2 | 13 (16.0%) |
 3 | 8 (9.9%) |
 4 and more | 31 (38.3%) |
Number of pharmacy technicians on duty at a single point in time | Â |
 0 | 5 (6.2%) |
 1 | 8 (9.9%) |
 2 | 8 (9.9%) |
 3 | 16 (19.8%) |
 4 or more | 44 (54.3%) |
Facility with a physician residency training program | Â |
 No | 38 (46.9%) |
 Yes | 43 (53.1%) |
The facility as a clinical training site to students from an accredited program | Â |
 No | 18 (22.2%) |
 Yes | 63 (77.8%) |