Abstract
Medicine Procurement in hospital pharmacies in Nepal: A qualitative study based on the Basel Statements
Highlights
A hospital pharmacy is an integrated part of healthcare in health institutions and is responsible for all medicine-related and management health processes to optimize outcomes and enhance the safety and quality of health services provided to patients [1]
Interviews conducted with 53 participants revealed that the procurement guidelines of the Basel Statements were adopted to a certain extent in hospital pharmacies of Nepal
The Basel Statements are 75 statements grouped under six key elements of hospital pharmacy practice, and are considered valuable guidelines for standardizing hospital pharmacy practice around the globe
Summary
A hospital pharmacy is an integrated part of healthcare in health institutions and is responsible for all medicine-related and management health processes to optimize outcomes and enhance the safety and quality of health services provided to patients [1]. In order to enhance hospital pharmacy practice globally, standardised guidelines based on essential elements of hospital pharmacy practice need to be followed [2, 3]. With the objective of developing global consensus statements for advancement of hospital pharmacy practice, the Hospital Pharmacy Section of International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) developed the first set of international consensus statements, named the Basel Statements, in 2008 [4]. For low-income countries like Nepal, it is crucial to have easy and reliable access to affordable, good-quality, evidence-based medicines, especially in the aftermath of natural or manmade disasters. We aimed to investigate medicine procurement practices in hospital pharmacies of Nepal within the framework of International Pharmaceutical Federation [FIP] hospital pharmacy guidelines “the Basel Statements”
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