Table 1

Survey results on the measurement of medicines distribution services in 190 European hospital pharmacy departments

ServiceService providedData collected in the previous 12 monthsData shared outside the pharmacy department
Supply of ward stock medicines166 (82.4%)122 (73.5%)104 (62.7%)
Supply of medicines for named patients93 (48.9%)75 (80.6%)62 (66.7%)
Supply of medicines for outpatients110 (57.9%)67 (60.9%)52 (47.3%)
Supply of medicines for discharge86 (45.3%)38 (44.2%)29 (33.7%)