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2009 Health Manpower Survey on Pharmacists

Key Findings


1. The pharmacists covered in the 2009 HMS were pharmacists registered with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Hong Kong under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Chapter 138) as at the survey reference date–31.8.2009.

2. The number of pharmacists covered in the 2009 HMS was 1 859.

3. Of the 1 859 registered pharmacists covered, 1 251 had responded to the survey, giving an overall response rate of 67.3%. Of the 1 251 responding pharmacists, 966 (77.2%) were economically active*†(active) while 285 (22.8%) reported to be economically inactive*‡(inactive) in the local pharmacy profession (See Chart) .

4. Of the 966 active pharmacists, 949 (98.2%) were practising in the local pharmacy profession, 15 (1.6%) were seeking jobs and two (0.2%) were starting business at subsequent date or waiting to take up new job in the local pharmacy profession during the 30 days before the survey.

5. The survey findings presented below were based on the 949 responding pharmacists who were practising in the local pharmacy profession as at 31.8.2009. As some questionnaires contained missing information, percentages presented below may not add up to 100%.

6. Among the 285 inactive pharmacists (See Chart):

* In the survey, the criteria used in defining economically active / inactive followed those recommended by the International Labour Organization, which are also being used by the Census and Statistics Department in Hong Kong.

†“Economically active”pharmacists comprised all“employed”and“unemployed”pharmacists.“Employed”pharmacists referred to those pharmacists practising in the pharmacy profession in Hong Kong during the survey period, while“unemployed”pharmacists referred to those pharmacists who (a) were not practising in the local pharmacy profession during the survey period; (b) had been available for work during the seven days before the survey; and (c) had sought work in the local pharmacy profession during the 30 days before the survey.

‡“Economically inactive”pharmacists comprised the responding pharmacists who were not practising in the pharmacy profession in Hong Kong during the survey period, but excluding those who had been on leave during the survey period and those who were economically active but“unemployed”.

§Main jobs referred to the jobs in which the pharmacists had spent most of their working time.

║Service in pharmacy referred to the work which had direct contact with patients in dispensing and patient counselling.

Administration / Management referred to the work which was out of scope of pharmacy such as supervising staff, accounting, budget control, procurement of drugs, etc.

** Manufacturing / Marketing / Sales referred to the work involving in the pharmaceutical company (wholesaler) or pharmaceutical manufacturer such as manufacturing, marketing and sales.

Department of Health
The Government of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region
23 July 2010

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