Focal points
□ A questionnaire was developed to assess job satisfaction and professionalism, and sent to a stratified randomised sample of Portuguese community pharmacists
□ The ratio of male to female between owner and employee groups was roughly equal, indicating little sex bias between these groups
□ Job satisfaction and career satisfaction items could not be differentiated in the sample
□ Combined job and career satisfaction scores showed significant differences between male and female pharmacy owners and employees, with the female pharmacy owner group showing the highest job and career satisfaction score
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