了解加拿大医院的药物回收实践
Brenda Zou1, Sophia Sung1, Isla Drummond2
1Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
The International journal of pharmacy practice
|June 12, 2024
概括
加拿大医院的药物回收率低于最佳水平,大量未使用的药物未被回收. 主要障碍包括感染控制和资源限制,这代表了环境和财务利益的错失机会.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健管理的管理
- 环境可持续性 环境可持续性
- 制药科学 制药科学
背景情况:
- 医院药物回收利用提供了在当地证明的经济和环境效益.
- 加拿大医院的药物回收实践范围在现有文献中没有得到充分记录.
研究的目的:
- 确定加拿大医院中药物回收利用的普遍性.
- 通过剂型来量化回收药物的数量.
- 识别阻碍全面药物回收计划的障碍.
主要方法:
- 在加拿大171个医院药房部门进行了由9个问题组成的横截面调查.
- 该调查评估了当前的药物回收实践,估计了按剂量形式的回收量,并探讨了回收的障碍.
主要成果:
- 大多数62名受访者表示有药物回收程序,但回收频率低于最佳 (30-50%的药物没有回收).
- 单独包装的口服药片是最常回收的,而口服液体药物是最少回收的.
- 卫生/感染控制和资源限制被列为不完整的药物回收的主要原因.
结论:
- 在响应医院中,回收的未使用药物的比例和类型存在显著差异.
- 一些网站缺乏反应可能表明药物回收不是优先事项,代表了错过的机会.
- 标准化实践和增加药物回收利用可以促进负责任的药物使用,并减轻对健康和环境的负面影响.
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