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released: 15 Jun 2000 media release

Presents information on trends in the numbers of registered pharmacists in Australia from 1992 to 1998. The number and characteristics of pharmacists in 1996 are provided, including statistics showing employment in pharmacy by age, sex, type of pharmacist, hours worked and geographic region of main job.The report also includes statistics on the number of pharmacies in Australia, the number of community pharmacists employed in OECD countries, levels of pharmacist migration, the number of students enrolled in and completing pharmacy courses, and the use of pharmaceuticals in the community.

ISSN 1327-4309; ISBN 978 1 74024 053 6; Cat. no. HWL 16; 86pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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  • Preliminary material
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols and other usages
    • Acknowledgements
    • Explanatory notes in respect of the national pharmacy labour force survey
  • Chapters
    1. Overview of the pharmacy labour force
    2. Pharmacy and pharmacist numbers
    3. Geographic distribution
    4. Age
    5. Female pharmacists
    6. Hours worked
    7. Country of birth
    8. Community pharmacists
    9. Hospital pharmacists
    10. Pharmacist migration
    11. Pharmacist education
    12. Demand for pharmacy services
    13. International comparison
    14. Tables
      1. Tables 1 - 20 (389K XLS)
      2. Tables 21 - 52 (186K XLS)
  • End matter
    • Glossary
    • References
    • Related publications

Recommended citation

AIHW 2000. Pharmacy labour force 1998. National Health Labour Force Series. Cat. no. HWL 16. Canberra: AIHW.