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Table 1 Occupation and workplace of enquirers (N = 100) about CAM to RELIS

From: Questions about complementary and alternative medicine to the Regional Medicines Information and Pharmacovigilance Centres in Norway (RELIS): a descriptive pilot study

 

Workplace

 

Occupation

General practice (N = 36) fraction %

Hospital (N = 17) fraction %

Community pharmacy (N = 26) fraction %

Hospital pharmacy (N = 7) fraction %

Private or community practice (N = 8)bfraction %

Other (N = 6) fraction %

Physicians (N = 54)

35/54 64.8

16/54 29.6

  

3/54 5.6

 

Pharmacists (N = 33)

  

25/33 75.8

7/33 21.2

 

1/33 3.0

Midwifes (N = 3)

    

3/3 100.0

 

Nurses (N = 2)

1/2 50.0

1/2 50.0

    

Other (N = 8)a

  

1/8 12.5

 

2/8 25.0

5/8 62.5

  1. CAM = Complementary and alternative medicine; RELIS = Regional Medicines Information and Pharmacovigilance Centres in Norway.
  2. aIncluding 1 pharmacy student, 1 acupuncturist, 1 homeopath, 1 employed in public child care, and 4 public requests (patient or private person).
  3. bIncluding private practice for physicians and CAM practitioners, and community practice for midwifes.