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Cost of developing a computerized drug file

L M Strand, R J Cipolle, D E Zaske

    American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
    |September 1, 1981
    PubMed
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    Manually developing a master drug file required significant staff time and cost, but was justified by the medical center's specific needs. This detailed drug formulary supports pharmacy operations and management reports.

    Area of Science:

    • Pharmacy Informatics
    • Health Information Management
    • Clinical Pharmacy Operations

    Background:

    • Manual development of master drug files is resource-intensive.
    • Pharmacy departments require comprehensive drug data for operational efficiency.
    • Existing commercial drug files may not meet unique institutional needs.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To detail the time, cost, and process of manually creating a master drug file.
    • To evaluate the justification for in-house master drug file development.
    • To assess the utility of a custom master drug file for pharmacy computer systems.

    Main Methods:

    • Pharmacy personnel manually compiled data for all drug and non-drug items.
    • Data entry into a computer system was performed by staff.

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  • Time, supervision, planning, and costs were meticulously tracked.
  • Development time and cost per line item were calculated.

    • Main Results:

    • Manual development took six weeks and $8451, involving 732 staff hours.
    • The master drug file contains 1138 formulary line items.
    • Development cost averaged $7.43 per line item, with 0.88 hours per item.
    • A commercial file offered more records at a lower cost.

    Conclusions:

    • Independent development was justified by meeting specific institutional information requirements.
    • Custom master drug files can be tailored to support diverse pharmacy computer programs.
    • The investment in a tailored master drug file supports drug purchasing, inventory, and management reporting.