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Over 60% of Pharmacists are Women

Of the 29,014 pharmacists registered across Australia, it is interesting to note that 17,616 are female, contstituing over 60% of pharmcists.

The Pharmacy Board of Australia has released figures which show, as at the end of June 2015,  26,179 pharmacists had a general registration and a further 1,815 were provisionally registered.

In the previous three months a total of 95 pharmacists moved from provisional to general registration, with a further 59 pharmacists also gaining general registration.

Source: pharmacydaily.com.au, Wednesday 19 August 2015