PHÂN TÍCH TÌNH HÌNH SỬ DỤNG THUỐC TẠI BỆNH VIỆN LÊ VĂN THỊNH NĂM 2021

Abstract

Objectives: Drugs selection is an essential step to improving the quality of medical services at hospitals. The study was conducted to analyze the main characteristics of drug utilization at Le Van Thinh hospital in 2021. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out on the retrospective data of the drugs utilization at Le Van Thinh hospital in 2021, including characteristics of the drug list, the drugs quantity, ABC/VEN classification, and the total drugs cost. Results: In 2021, Le Van Thinh hospital used 1758 drugs for both inpatient and outpatient treatment, corresponding to 1024 active ingredients and 29 pharmacological groups, with a total drug cost of 189.4 billion VND. Cardiovascular drugs, anti-parasitic and anti-infective drugs, and hormones and drugs for the endocrine system; gastrointestinal drugs accounted for the largest proportion of quantity (27.4%, 15.0%, 14.3%, and 9,7% respectively). Drugs used at Le Van Thinh hospital were manufactured by 44 different countries, of which domestic drugs accounted for 48.2% in quantity, corresponding to 39.4% of the budget for drugs purchase (73.5 billion VND). According to ABC/VEN classification, the proportions of groups 1, 2, and 3 were 53.5%, 45.5%, and 1.0% respectively.  Conclusion: Information on drugs utilization could aid the hospital in assessing the quality of drugs procurement and utilization. Optimization then could be done in terms of both procurement and budget allocation in upcoming years.