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Name | Assessment of Structure, Implementation and Activities, Hospital Formulary System in Khartoum State Hospitals |
Description | Research article:- Sabah B. Abdelrahim 1*, Sania A. Shaddad 2 & Salah I. Kheder 3. 1Department of clinical pharmacy, Alzaitouna Hospital, Khartoum-Sudan. 2Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of pharmacology, University of Khartoum, Sudan. 3Pharmacy program. National college of Medical and Technical Sciences, Pharmacy program, Khartoum – Sudan, 3783 Khartoum.
Abstract:- Implementation of hospital drug formulary systems helps to optimize treatment, make essential drugs available, and control costs of therapy. The aim of this study is to define the structure, and activities of hospital formulary system and to investigate the presence of antibiotic subcommittees and polices in Khartoum State hospitals.Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study based on completion of questionnaire of 30 items. The senior pharmacists in Khartoum state hospital were interviewed between December 2010-September 2011. The survey questions consists of two parts, the first part addressed the presence and functions of drug and therapeutic committee and availability of drug formulary. The second part addressed the hospitals’ presence of antibiotic subcommittee and antibiotic policy and antibiotic monitoring and audit.Results: Eight hospitals (27%) of the surveyed hospitals had a drug therapeutic committee (DTC) and implement formulary system. The formulary system was located in 5 (62 %) non teaching hospitals and 3 (38%) teaching hospitals.50% of hospitals regarded their formulary system as restricted or closed formularies.The average size of the committee was (11) members with physicians comprising the majority (mean = 7.63 individuals), pharmacist and nurses had approximately equal representation. No hospital had antibiotic subcommittees and only two hospitals had guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery, and seven hospitals had a local standard prescription protocols for first – line antibiotic treatment for main infections. Conclusion: The results of the study show that DTCs and drug formularies clearly under presented in Sudan hospitals and at the same time there is no presence of antibiotic subcommittees and polices. Hospitals should put considerable efforts in formulate drug therapeutic committees and activate it's role.
Key words:- Drug and pharmacy committee, Hospital formulary system, Antibiotic policy. |
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