通过使用瓶子组合计算器工具,尽量减少可预防的药物浪费
Ju Young Song1, Mark Wysocki1, Franklin Chen1
1Smilow Cancer Hospital, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA.
概括
一台自动计算器显著减少了瘤药房的药物浪费和成本. 这种工具优化了药物瓶的选择,从而大大节省了成本高昂的药物的浪费,并将其降至最低.
科学领域:
- 制药科学 制药科学
- 卫生经济学 卫生经济学
- 瘤学 药房 实践
背景情况:
- 药物浪费,特别是高成本的瘤学和自身免疫疗法,构成了重大的财务挑战.
- 通常使用不同强度的单剂量瓶,增加了最佳药物选择的复杂性.
- 尽量减少可预防的药物浪费是医疗保健成本节约举措的关键目标.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估支持计算器在自动化小瓶选择中的有效性.
- 为了确定这种自动化是否可以通过尽量减少药物浪费来切实有效地降低制药支出.
- 评估对门诊药房设置的影响.
主要方法:
- 开发基于微软Excel的计算器,以自动化最佳的药物药瓶选择.
- 确定23种高成本的化疗和单克隆抗体药物作为最初的目标.
- 在瘤药房网络中传播和实施计算器,加上每月员工教育.
主要成果:
- 在2022财年,可预防的药物浪费价值减少了51% (412,300美元) 和子最佳瓶子选择减少了54% .
- 在2023财年,废弃物价值进一步减少了46% (183,400美元),次优选择减少了27%.
- 该自动化工具在11家门诊复合药房中显著减少了可预防的药物浪费和低于最佳的瓶子选择.
结论:
- 自动化瓶子选择工具是减少药品开支的实用和有效方法.
- 该计算器成功地减少了高成本药物领域的可预防药物浪费.
- 实施导致显著的成本节约和改善了门诊瘤药房的药物管理.
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