Assessment of the hospital pharmacy quality assurance system in selected hospitals in the Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia.

IF 2.3 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL SAGE Open Medicine Pub Date : 2024-08-27 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1177/20503121241272738
Yeniewa Kerie Anagaw, Melaku Getahun Feleke, Endalew Temesgen Mekuriaw, Melese Legesse Mitku, Liknew Workie Limenh, Zemenu Wube Bayleyegn, Minichil Chanie Worku, Tewodros Denekew, Derso Teju Geremew, Wondm Ayenew
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Introduction: Pharmacy services in hospitals are designed to meet the needs of all patients. This is undoubtedly one of the most complex services provided by hospitals. In government hospitals, including those in Ethiopia, pharmacies mainly serve as drug stores and dispensaries. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to assess and ensure better quality assurance for hospital pharmacy services in Ethiopia. Therefore, the objective of this article was to assess the current status of the quality assurance of pharmacy services in hospitals.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted. The data were collected from hospital pharmacy heads using the Kobo Collect mobile application and then exported to the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 25 for analysis. Descriptive statistics for categorical variables are presented as percentages and frequencies.

Results: All (100%) of the studied hospital pharmacies had a qualified pharmacy director and worked in the pharmacy full-time. Only 40% had a drug information center and a functional drug formulary committee. All pharmacies had their own disposal facilities but did not regularly dispose of expired or unfit medications. The results revealed that all hospital pharmacies did not have a responsible body delegated for quality evaluation.

Conclusion: The findings of this study clearly show that quality assurance services in hospital pharmacies are compromised. The findings can be used to identify areas of improvement and develop strategies to enhance the quality of hospital pharmacy services.

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导言:医院的药房服务旨在满足所有病人的需求。这无疑是医院提供的最复杂的服务之一。在包括埃塞俄比亚在内的政府医院中,药房主要充当药库和药房。据我们所知,这项研究是首次对埃塞俄比亚的医院药房服务进行评估,以确保更好的质量保证。因此,本文旨在评估医院药房服务质量保证的现状:方法:进行了一项横向调查。数据是使用 Kobo Collect 移动应用程序从医院药房负责人处收集的,然后导出到社会科学统计软件包 (SPSS) 版本 25 中进行分析。分类变量的描述性统计以百分比和频率表示:所有被研究的医院药房(100%)都有一名合格的药房主任,并在药房全职工作。只有 40% 的药房设有药品信息中心和功能性药品处方委员会。所有药房都有自己的处理设施,但没有定期处理过期或不合格药品。研究结果表明,所有医院药房都没有一个负责质量评估的机构:本研究结果清楚地表明,医院药房的质量保证服务受到了损害。研究结果可用于确定需要改进的领域,并制定提高医院药房服务质量的策略。
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