Table 1.

Professional status of drug sample managers in the 40 FMTU locations that kept drug samples

PROFESSIONAL STATUSN (%)*
Practising physician8 (20)
Nurse17 (43)
Pharmacist9 (23)
Pharmacy technician1 (3)
Resident2 (5)
Administrative or support staff3 (8)
Total40 (100)
  • FMTU—family medicine teaching unit.

  • * Overall, 33 FMTUs kept drug samples but 5 were located in 2 (n = 3) or 3 (n = 2) different geographic locations. One respondent per location completed the questionnaire. Percentages do not add to 100% owing to rounding.