Evaluation of Drug Use at Pasar Merah Public Health Center in Medan

Ismedsyah Ismedsyah,Takarina Takarina

doi:10.47065/jharma.v2i2.858

Ismedsyah Ismedsyah, Takarina Takarina

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https://doi.org/10.47065/jharma.v2i2.858

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Abstract

Evaluation of drug use is one of the clinical pharmacy services at Public Health Center. Evaluation of the drugs use must refer to the indicators of drug use.This study aimed to determine the average number of drugs in each prescription, the percentage of prescribed generic drugs, the percentage of prescribed antibiotics, the percentage of injection, and the percentage of drugs prescribed from the DOEN (List of National Essential Medicines) at Pasar Merah Public Health Center Medan. This research was a retrospective descriptive study carried out by collecting data from the available documents as well as interviews with the head of Medan Pasar Merah Public Health Center and drug management officers.Through the research, it was found that the average number of drugs in each prescription was still high, not in accordance with the prescribed standards, the percentage of generic drugs prescribed was not good, the percentage of prescribed antibiotics was quite high, the percentage of injections prescribed did not meet the percentage indicator of injection prescription, and the percentage of drugs prescribed from the DOEN at Pasar Merah Medan Public Health Center was quite good. This study concludes that the use of drugs in Pasar Merah Medan Public Health Center has not met the indicator of drug use

Highlights

Public Health Center as referred to in the Regulation of the Minister of Health No 75 of 2014 is a health service facility that organizes public health efforts and first-level individual health efforts, by prioritizing promotive and preventive efforts, to achieve the highest public health degree in its working area.To carry out the activities of the Public Health Center, several standards are needed, including the standard of pharmaceutical services at the Public Health Center
One of the standards that must be managed properly and correctly in pharmaceutical services is the use of drugs which must refer to indicators of drug use
Details of indicators of drug use include (WHO, 2003): a) Average number of drugs per prescription, b) Percentage of generic drugs prescribed, c) Percentage of antibiotics prescribed, d) Percentage of prescribed injections, and e) Percentage of drugs prescribed from DOEN

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Introduction

To carry out the activities of the Public Health Center, several standards are needed, including the standard of pharmaceutical services at the Public Health Center. The essence of the existence of pharmaceutical service standards at the Public Health Center is a measuring tool used by pharmaceutical personnel in services at the Public Health Center. The implementation of pharmaceutical service standards at the Public Health Center is carried out by the Head of the Pharmacy Division at the Public Health Center who has and is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the management of pharmaceutical preparations, and medical consumables as well as good clinical pharmacy services. One of the standards that must be managed properly and correctly in pharmaceutical services is the use of drugs which must refer to indicators of drug use. Details of indicators of drug use include (WHO, 2003): a) Average number of drugs per prescription, b) Percentage of generic drugs prescribed, c) Percentage of antibiotics prescribed, d) Percentage of prescribed injections, and e) Percentage of drugs prescribed from DOEN

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