Indiana's Pharmacist Workforce

Abstract

Indiana’s pharmacist workforce is comprised of professionals representing many different practice characteristics. These health professions are licensed and authorized to provide various pharmacy services to a variety of populations. Evaluating characteristics, accessing capacity, and identifying shortages in Indiana’s pharmacist workforce is crucial to informing workforce development and policy initiatives which address such issues as vaccine administration and drug safety. Over the last several years, significant strides have been made for collecting comprehensive, accurate and timely workforce data which support longitudinal workforce tracking and evaluation. This report presents descriptive information and highlights top findings on Indiana’s pharmacist workforce.