药品储存不当与成本节约潜力。
Incorrect storage of medicines and potential for cost savings.
作者信息
Colberg Lene, Schmidt-Petersen Lone, Hansen Merete Kock, Larsen Birgitte Smolsky, Otnes Sigrid
机构信息
Medicine Information Centre, Capital Region Hospital Pharmacy, Copenhagen, Denmark.
出版信息
Eur J Hosp Pharm. 2017 May;24(3):167-169. doi: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2015-000744. Epub 2016 Mar 30.
OBJECTIVE
Incorrect storage and handling of refrigerated medicines may result in destruction of medicines and financial loss for hospitals. At the Medicine Information Centre we receive and answer queries on drug-related issues. In this study we aimed to investigate and quantify savings made following advice supplied by the Medicine Information Centre in reply to queries regarding the incorrect storage of refrigerated medicines.
METHODS
A retrospective study was conducted by systematically reviewing each drug when the cold chain had been impaired, in order to determine whether the drug could continue to be used, possibly with a shortened expiry date. Thus, by examining all cases of incorrect storage, the value of drugs that pharmacists advised could be used despite a broken cold chain, could be estimated.
RESULTS
The Medicine Information Centre dealt with 171 cases concerning incorrect storage in 2013. Data show that advice from Medicine Information Centre pharmacists resulted medicine cost savings of DKK 13 million (approx. €1.7 million) in hospitals in the Capital Region for that year.
CONCLUSIONS
Substantial savings can be made by seeking the advice of a team of information pharmacists regarding the incorrect storage of medicines.
目的
冷藏药品储存和处理不当可能导致药品毁坏以及医院的经济损失。在药品信息中心，我们接收并解答与药品相关问题的咨询。在本研究中，我们旨在调查并量化药品信息中心针对冷藏药品储存不当问题的咨询所提供建议后节省的费用。
方法
通过系统回顾冷链受损时的每种药品进行回顾性研究，以确定药品是否仍可使用，可能有效期会缩短。因此，通过检查所有储存不当的案例，可以估算出药剂师建议尽管冷链中断仍可使用的药品价值。
结果
2013年药品信息中心处理了171起关于储存不当的案例。数据显示，当年首都地区医院中，药品信息中心药剂师的建议使药品成本节省了丹麦克朗1300万（约合170万欧元）。
结论
就药品储存不当问题向信息药剂师团队寻求建议可节省大量费用。
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