DATA from the Pharmacy Board of Australia shows the number of pharmacists holding non-practising registration is approaching an all-time high, with increases across all age groups.
Figures for the Jun quarter revealed 1,338 pharmacists have opted to hold non-practising registration - 16 less than the record high in Dec 2019 - accounting for 3.8% of all registered pharmacists.
The new data reported in the latest Board newsletter, showed that close to 37% of non-practising pharmacists were under 40 years of age, with the 35 to 39 years age group reporting the sharpest increase.
A further 23.6% of non-practising registration holders are aged 40 to 49 years.
Female pharmacists who accounted for 67% of all registered pharmacists in Jun, represented 64.5% of non-practising pharmacists, a 0.2% increase compared with the Mar data.
The rise in the number of pharmacists opting to hold non-practising registration is reflected in the decline in general registration holders across all age brackets, with the exception of 40 to 44-year-olds, which saw numbers climb by six in Jun compared with the Mar data.
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