Roles that are performed by pharmacists in the NICU*
| Administrative roles | |||
| Australia (%) | Poland (%) | P value (Comparison of proportions between Australian and Polish participants) | |
| Development/implementation of a drug formulary service | 26 (89.7) 29 | 21 (95.5) 22 | 0.445 |
| Attendance at non-clinical meetings that is, Drug and Therapeutics Committee | 21 (72.4) 29 | 17 (77.3) 22 | 0.693 |
| Conducting quality assurance measures that is, drug usage evaluations, workload documentation, auditing | 25 (86.2) 29 | 7 (31.8) 22 | <0.001 |
| Management of the drug budget | 16 (57.1) 28 | 15 (68.2) 22 | 0.425 |
| Evaluation, selection and purchasing of pharmaceuticals for the unit | 21 (72.4) 29 | 21 (95.5) 22 | 0.033 |
| Development of drug policies/protocols/guidelines for the NICU | 28 (96.6) 29 | 5 (22.7) 22 | <0.001 |