Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Associated Professor, Health Management and Economics Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 BSc, Health Services Management, Management and Information Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: Excessive use of drugs, constantly changing of patterns of medication and substance abuse significant amounts of drugs in different forms, is doubled the importance of factors influencing drug loss. Purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting loss drug in Isfahan hospitals in 2011. Methods: This study was a descriptive in selected hospitals (private educational charity) of Isfahan. Research population was manager, matron, supervisor, department head and chief pharmacist in private, educational and charity hospitals. The census method was used for sampling and the number of 40 samples selected. The validity of questionnaire was computed by experts judgment and the reliability of questionnaire was computed by using Cronbach’s alpha (r=./85).data was analyzed by SPSS software. Results: In charity hospital drug registration has highest score (92/04) and education is allocated to lowest score (61/36). In educational hospital medication committee had highest score (86/81) and surplus drugs had lowest score (71/2). In non- education hospital medication preparation had the highest score (91/85) and lowest score is allocated to education (61/36). In private hospitals, pharmaceutical preparations had highest score (85/22) and the medicine committee had the lowest (55/9). Conclusion: To reduce the loss medicines in hospitals, according to the documentation of the process of circulation of the drug in a drug store, stoke pharmacy department and using the HIS system is fruitful. Keyword: Drugs; Hospitals; Drug Pert
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