Pharmacy OneSource Releases Poll Results for First Quarter of 2008

Bellevue, WA -- Pharmacy OneSource, Inc. today released the results of its exclusive on-line polls for the first quarter of 2008. Highlights include that nearly 42% of pharmacy professionals have worked in retail and would not do it again, and 74% of pharmacy professionals think there should be a law requiring all prescriptions to be electronically produced instead of handwritten.

The full results of each poll from January - March 2008 are listed below. Media sources are encouraged to utilize these poll results and attribution to PharmacyOneSource.com is requested.

Should pharmacists and doctors in addiction treatment programs still be allowed to practice?
Yes      43.4%
No       31.3%
Other   25.3%
Total 198

Have you or someone you know ever been affected by addiction?
Yes, I have       20.0%
Yes, someone I know   55.0%
No       20.0%
Other   5.0%
Total 60

Do you think state reporting of infections and adverse health events will lead to better quality care?
Yes, significantly           40.0%
Only somewhat 42.5%
No       17.5%
Total 40

Do you get a flu shot every year?
Yes, it's mandatory       4.5%
Yes, voluntarily 69.3%
Only some years           4.5%
I never get a flu shot      20.5%
Other   1.1%
Total 88

Which healthcare initiative do you think will have the greatest impact on patient safety?
The National Quality Forum's Never Events      4.7%
CMS Hospital Quality Measures           16.3%
AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators           7.0%
JCAHO National Patient Safety Goals  34.9%
None of the above        25.6%
Other   11.6%
Total 43

Have you or would you ever work in retail pharmacy?
Currently working in retail         21.7%
Have and would again   17.5%
Have and would not again         41.7%
Have not and never would        9.2%
Have not, but might in the future            4.2%
Other   5.8% 7
Total 120

Are you for or against some kind of universal health insurance in the U.S.?
For       56.1%
Undecided        10.3%
Against 29.9%
Other   3.7%
Total 107

Should there be a law requiring all prescriptions to be electronically produced instead of handwritten?
Yes      74.2%
No       14.2%
Other   11.7%
Total 120

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