The figures reported are rounded or provided in ranges, to protect the confidentiality of the pharmacies. Profile descriptions are based on all responses gathered in the survey for each pharmacy, as well as any PBS data held by the Department, where permission to link this data was given. While there is some consistency to the style of the descriptions that follow, some pharmacy records were incomplete, which meant that the questions on which the descriptions are based may vary between profiles. The table below summarises the pharmacies profiled. Profile No. PhARIA Type of Pharmacy Location State Independent community pharmacy Non regional 1 1 NSW not affiliated with any group shopping centre Independent community pharmacy Strip shopping 2 1 VIC affiliated with a buying group centre Discount or warehouse style Non regional 3 2 VIC pharmacy shopping centre Community pharmacy affiliated with Isolated (1-4 shops 4 3 SA banner group together) Independent community pharmacy Strip shopping 5 4 QLD not affiliated with any group centre Independent community pharmacy Isolated (1-4 shops 6 4 NSW affiliated with a buying group together) Independent community pharmacy Regional shopping 7 5 QLD not affiliated with any group centre Independent community pharmacy Strip shopping 8 5 TAS not affiliated with any group centre PROFILE 1 – PhARIA 1 Pharmacy 1 is an independent pharmacy with no affiliation with buying or banner groups, located in an inner city shopping centre. An owner-operated pharmacy, Pharmacy 1 has 2 owners, 1 of whom works part-time in the pharmacy. Pharmacy staffing All in all Pharmacy 1 employs 4 full-time and 7 part-time staff. The full-time staff include 2 pharmacists and 2 dispensary assistants. Part-time staff include the owner, as well as 3 pharmacy assistants and 3 other qualified staff.
The figures reported are rounded or provided in ranges, to protect the confidentiality of the pharmacies. Profile descriptions are based on all responses gathered in the survey for each pharmacy, as well as any PBS data held by the Department, where permission to link this data was given. While there is some consistency to the style of the descriptions that follow, some pharmacy records were incomplete, which meant that the questions on which the descriptions are based may vary between profiles. The table below summarises the pharmacies profiled. Profile No. PhARIA Type of Pharmacy Location State 1 1 Independent community pharmacy not affiliated with any group Non regional shopping centre NSW 2 1 Independent community pharmacy affiliated with a buying group Strip shopping centre VIC 3 2 Discount or warehouse style pharmacy Non regional shopping centre VIC 4 3 Community pharmacy affiliated with banner group Isolated (1-4 shops together) SA 5 4 Independent community pharmacy not affiliated with any group Strip shopping centre QLD 6 4 Independent community pharmacy affiliated with a buying group Isolated (1-4 shops together) NSW 7 5 Independent community pharmacy not affiliated with any group Regional shopping centre QLD 8 5 Independent community pharmacy not affiliated with any group Strip shopping centre TAS PROFILE 1 – PhARIA 1 Pharmacy 1 is an independent pharmacy with no affiliation with buying or banner groups, located in an inner city shopping centre. An owner-operated pharmacy, Pharmacy 1 has 2 owners, 1 of whom works part-time in the pharmacy. Pharmacy staffing All in all Pharmacy 1 employs 4 full-time and 7 part-time staff. The full-time staff include 2 pharmacists and 2 dispensary assistants. Part-time staff include the owner, as well as 3 pharmacy assistants and 3 other qualified staff.