Table 10 Distribution of the ‘not relevant’ ratings in relation to patient-facing component in area of pharmacy practice for the 10 behaviours showing disagreement

Pharmaceutical care

Assessment of medicines

[B6] Identify, prioritise and act upon medicine-medicine interactions; medicine-disease interactions; medicine-patient interactions; medicine-food interactions (n = 43)

9.1

21.1

69.8

18.2

22.7

59.1

6.3

0.04

Dispensing

[B13] Document and act upon dispensing errors (n = 50)

11.4

11.4

77.2

18.2

11.4

70.5

2.8

0.25

[B14] Implement and maintain a dispensing error report system and a ‘near misses’ report system (n = 43)

10.1

13.4

76.5

14.8

6.8

78.4

3.87

0.15

Medicines

[B20] Package medicines to optimise safety [ensuring appropriate re-packaging and labelling of the medicines] (n = 39)

7.4

11.7

80.9

19.3

13.6

67

11.45

0.003

Organisation and management

Budget and reimbursement

[B32] Ensure appropriate claim for the reimbursement (n = 40)

10

18.4

71.6

19.2

10.3

70.5

6.56

0.04

[B34] Ensure proper reference sources for service reimbursement (n = 34)

9.2

16.8

74

14.1

17.9

67.9

1.72

0.44

Work place management

[58] Ensure the production schedules are appropriately plan and manage (n = 35)

9.6

18.4

72

14.1

7.7

78.2

5.74

0.06

Professional and personal

Quality assurance and research in the workplace

[B87] Apply research findings and understand the benefit risk [e.g. pre-clinical, clinical trials, experimental clinical-pharmacological research and risk management] (n = 34)

11.7

18.2

82.4

9.5

8.1

70.1

5.02

0.08

[B90] Ensure appropriate quality control tests are performed and managed appropriately (n = 39)

14.3

21.2

64.5

8.1

6.8

85.1

11.72

0.003

[B95] Initiate and implement audit and research activities (n = 33)

11.3

19.9

68.8

9.5

8.1

82.4

6.19

0.05