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Developing drug-use profiles from drug-charge records.

J N Hlynka, W E Smith, D C Brodie

    American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
    |October 1, 1979
    PubMed
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    Drug charge records effectively profile medication use. This method identifies key drugs, usage patterns, and prescribers, aiding in quality assurance and cost containment.

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    Area of Science:

    • Pharmacoeconomics
    • Health Services Research
    • Drug Utilization Studies

    Background:

    • Understanding drug utilization is crucial for hospital management.
    • Identifying high-cost and high-usage medications informs resource allocation.
    • Retrospective analysis of drug charges provides a data source for drug use profiling.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To assess the feasibility of creating drug-use profiles from patient drug-charge records.
    • To identify key drugs contributing significantly to hospital drug costs and usage.
    • To analyze the distribution and prescribing patterns of essential medications.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective review of patient drug charges from a community hospital over one year (1975).
    • Analysis to determine drugs/drug groups with high cost and quantity percentages.
    • Identification of drug usage locations, patterns, and primary prescribers.

    Main Results:

    • A small percentage of drugs (8%) accounted for a large portion of total drug costs (80%).
    • Seven drug groups and six individual drugs were prominent in both cost and quantity rankings.
    • Cephalosporin antibiotics and cephalothin were high-cost items, while analgesics-antipyretics and diazepam showed high usage.

    Conclusions:

    • Patient drug-charge records are a valuable tool for generating drug-use profiles.
    • Drug-use profiles support ongoing drug use review and quality assurance initiatives.
    • This approach facilitates effective cost containment strategies within hospitals.

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