Attitude and perception of pharmacists and healthcare professionals about the criteria used in drug formulary selection in the United Arab Emirates

Table 1 Number and percentage of the questions on demographic information (n = 866)

Demographics	Groups	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Gender	Male	240	27.7
Gender	Female	626	72.3
Education	Bachelor	611	70.6
	Master's degree	170	19.6
	Pharm D	42	4.8
	PhD	43	5
Health organization	Hospital	637	73.6
Health organization	PHC	229	26.4
Experience years	1–5 years	61	7
	6–10 years	176	20.3
	11–20 years	355	41
	more than 20 years	274	31.6
Area of expertise	Nursing	497	57.4
	Regulatory Staff	14	1.6
	Community Pharmacy	25	2.9
	Hospital pharmacy/clinical pharmacy	124	14.3
	Dentistry	20	2.3
	Other paramedical members	12	1.4
	Physician	174	20.1
Ever use pharmacoeconomic data	Yes	308	35.6
Ever use pharmacoeconomic data	No	558	64.4

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