Table 4

Pharmacist expectations towards roles that should be performed by pharmacists in NICU*

Administrative roles
Australia (%)Poland (%)P value
(Comparison of proportions between Australian and Polish participants)
Development/implementation of a drug formulary service19 (86.4)
22
21 (100)
21
0.079
Attendance at non-clinical meetings, that is, Drug and Therapeutics Committee13 (59.1)
22
21 (100)
21
0.001
Conducting quality assurance measures, that is, drug usage evaluations, workload documentation, auditing21 (95.5)
22
20 (95.2)
21
0.973
Management of the drug budget9 (40.9)
22
18 (94.7)
19
<0.001
Evaluation, selection and purchasing of pharmaceuticals for the unit15 (68.2)
22
19 (95)
20
0.027
Development of drug policies/protocols/guidelines for the NICU22 (100)
22
17 (81)
21
0.032