CPT activity | Monday n=15 | Tuesday n=14 | Wednesday n=14 | Thursday n=14 | Friday n=13 | Typical day n=70 | % of patients serviced within the ward* | Significance between weekly days |
Mean no of lockers checked | 23.33±2.29 | 12.5±2.2 | 13.64±2.41 | 12.35±1.9 | 16.69±2.97 | 15.63±1.41 | 67.45 from reviewed | p>0.05 |
Mean no of Kardex checked | 27.06±1.87 | 23.64±1.87 | 22.07±1.87 | 19.35±1.87 | 23.67±1.87 | 23.17±0.85 | 77.23 | p>0.05 |
Mean no of lockers need supply | 14.33±1.63 | 8.5±1.63 | 10±1.63 | 8.71±1.63 | 12.92±1.63 | 10.84±0.74 | 46.78 from checked | p>0.05 |
Mean no of assessed PODs | 7±2.27 | 7±3.1 | 5.85±8.93 | 6.5±3.26 | 7.23±3.97 | 6.69±1.13 | 22.3 | p>0.05 |
Mean no of final checks done† | 3.70±0.76 | 3.33±0.52 | 2.88±0.85 | 2.11±0.67 | 4.55±1.6 | 3.24±0.40 | 10.8 | p>0.05 |
Mean no of medicines labelled or dispensed by CPT | 17.6±4.06 | 19.5 ± | 25.07±5.28 | 30±6.95 | 28.07±5.65 | 23.87±2.58 | NA | p>0.05 |
Mean no of patients referred to pharmacist by CPT | 5±1.04 | 2.85±0.85 | 2.64±0.99 | 2.57±0.62 | 4±0.91 | 3.42±0.40 | 11.4 | p>0.05 |
p>0.05 considered non-significant, Kruskal-Wallis test.
*% of patients serviced within the ward considering that the average daily number of patients is 30.
†Total sample size for the final check done by CPT=45 from 5 different wards of only accredited CPT checkers (Monday n=10, Tuesday n=9, Wednesday n=9, Thursday n=9, Friday n=8).
CPT, clinical pharmacy technician; Kardex, patient medication chart; n, number of days; NA, not available; POD, patient’s own drugs.