Telemedicine and Telepharmacy Centre, School of Pharmacological Sciences and Health Products, University of Camerino, Italy.
Research Department, International Radio Medical Centre (C.I.R.M.), Rome, Italy.
Int Marit Health. 2020;71(4):291-295. doi: 10.5603/IMH.2020.0049.
The on-board pharmacy is the kit that allows the implementation healthcare on board ships, since it should contain everything that may be needed to guarantee proper and efficient health care interventions for seafarers. There are several problems that can lead to a difficult and non-optimal management of the on-board pharmacy. This work illustrates the "TelePharmaSea" software, specifically developed to optimise the management of the on-board pharmacy of commercial vessels without medical personnel.
We collected the Medical Scales of the various Flag States and brought them all into a standardised format which could be used. The Active Ingredients and Pharmaceutical form of each medicine is linked with the ATC Codes. Active Ingredients having similar effect are linked by ATC codes. Items that did not have an ATC code were given a unique system-generated code. Due to the proprietary nature of the software of which the database structure and functioning is unique, we cannot share the exact structure; however, the approach regarding the same has been highlighted.
The proposal of the TelePharmaSea software can be an effective tool capable of a significant improvement of the overall quality of medical and pharmacological assistance provided on ships without a doctor on board. The system can guarantee a better management of the on-board pharmacy's inventory, and it may also reduce the risks of mistakes in drugs administration.
船上药房是在船上实施医疗保健的工具包，因为它应该包含所有可能需要的物品，以确保为海员提供适当和高效的医疗保健干预。有几个问题可能导致船上药房的管理变得困难和不理想。这项工作说明了专门为优化没有医务人员的商船船上药房管理而开发的“TelePharmaSea”软件。
我们收集了各个船旗国的医疗尺度，并将它们全部纳入一个可使用的标准化格式。每种药物的活性成分和药物剂型都与 ATC 代码相关联。具有相似作用的活性成分通过 ATC 代码相互关联。没有 ATC 代码的物品被赋予了独特的系统生成代码。由于软件的专有性质，其数据库结构和功能是独特的，我们无法共享确切的结构；但是，已经强调了相同的方法。
TelePharmaSea 软件的建议可以成为一种有效的工具，能够显著提高没有医生在船上的船舶提供的医疗和药理学援助的整体质量。该系统可以保证更好地管理船上药房的库存，还可以降低药物管理错误的风险。
