Pharmacy-led ward-based education reduces pharmaceutical waste and saves money

被引：7

作者：

Tisdall, Julia ^{[1
]}

Edmonds, Michelle ^{[1
]}

McKenzie, Alana ^{[1
]}

Snoswell, Centaine L. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Queensland, Pharm Dept, Princess Alexandra Hosp, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

[2] Univ Queensland, Ctr Hlth Serv Res, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACY PRACTICE | 2019年 / 27卷 / 04期

关键词：

cost analysis; education; medicines waste; technicians; workforce; TECH-CHECK-TECH;

D O I：

10.1111/ijpp.12528

中图分类号：

R9 [药学];

学科分类号：

1007 ;

摘要：

Objectives To measure the effectiveness of pharmacy-led ward-based education sessions for pharmaceutical waste. Methods A pharmacy technician delivery pharmaceutical waste education in 2017. To measure the impact, results from pharmaceutical wastage audits from 2016 and 2018 were compared. Key findings Pharmacy-led ward-based education reduces pharmaceutical waste and saves money. It was calculated that the cost of medication wastage was reduced by $1715.67 in the audit period, extrapolating to an annual saving of $44 607.45. Conclusions The findings highlighted the importance of pharmacy technicians and provided evidence for an advanced scope pharmacy technician ward role to reduce pharmaceutical wastage.

引用

页码：393 / 395

页数：3

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