Table 1 Characteristics of the primary health care units according to the questionnaire (n = 22).
Number of units (%) | Number of not responding units | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Physician as head of unit | 10 (48) | 1 | |
Size of the unit (number of patients served) | <5000 | 1 (5) | 0 |
5000-10000 | 2 (9) | ||
10000-15000 | 4 (18) | ||
15000-20000 | 9 (41) | ||
>20000 | 6 (27) | ||
Temporary physicians | 12 (55) | 0 | |
Drug information from the pharmaceutical industry | 17 (81) | 1 | |
Producer-independent drug information | 19 (86) | 0 | |
Education on prescribing for newly employed physicians | 16 (76) | 1 |