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Medicine Storage and Dispensing Facilities in Public Healthcare Pharmacies of Puducherry, India
Background Large amounts of medicines are wasted during procurement, storage, distribution, and utilization. Proper procurement, storage, dispensing, and documentation of medicines are important aspects of pharmacy management. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Indian Pharmaceutical Associa...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8853832/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35198298 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21389 |
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author | Meena, Dinesh K Jayanthi, Mathaiyan Ramasamy, Kesavan Thulasingam, Mahalakshmy |
author_facet | Meena, Dinesh K Jayanthi, Mathaiyan Ramasamy, Kesavan Thulasingam, Mahalakshmy |
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description | Background Large amounts of medicines are wasted during procurement, storage, distribution, and utilization. Proper procurement, storage, dispensing, and documentation of medicines are important aspects of pharmacy management. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA) have developed guidelines for the storage and dispensing of medicines by pharmacists. This study was conducted to assess the storage and dispensing facilities of medicines in public healthcare pharmacies of Puducherry province in south India. Methodology A one-time survey was conducted in 10 public healthcare pharmacies by filling the checklist which was prepared based on the WHO and IPA guidelines. Results Facilities such as adequate surface area, storage area, reception area, and availability of water supply in dispensing area were available in 90% of surveyed pharmacies. The most common system used for the arrangement of medicines was alphabetical order (70%). In 80% of pharmacies, a sufficient number of shelves was available for storage of medicine, and in 90% of pharmacies, shelves were properly labeled. None of the pharmacies had separate storage facilities for expired medicines and narcotic drugs. Conclusions In Puducherry, pharmacy services are provided by qualified and experienced pharmacists. Although most of the surveyed pharmacies had all the required infrastructure and equipment facilities, few pharmacies need to improve their facilities to promote good drug-dispensing practices. |
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spelling | pubmed-88538322022-02-22 Medicine Storage and Dispensing Facilities in Public Healthcare Pharmacies of Puducherry, India Meena, Dinesh K Jayanthi, Mathaiyan Ramasamy, Kesavan Thulasingam, Mahalakshmy Cureus Public Health Background Large amounts of medicines are wasted during procurement, storage, distribution, and utilization. Proper procurement, storage, dispensing, and documentation of medicines are important aspects of pharmacy management. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA) have developed guidelines for the storage and dispensing of medicines by pharmacists. This study was conducted to assess the storage and dispensing facilities of medicines in public healthcare pharmacies of Puducherry province in south India. Methodology A one-time survey was conducted in 10 public healthcare pharmacies by filling the checklist which was prepared based on the WHO and IPA guidelines. Results Facilities such as adequate surface area, storage area, reception area, and availability of water supply in dispensing area were available in 90% of surveyed pharmacies. The most common system used for the arrangement of medicines was alphabetical order (70%). In 80% of pharmacies, a sufficient number of shelves was available for storage of medicine, and in 90% of pharmacies, shelves were properly labeled. None of the pharmacies had separate storage facilities for expired medicines and narcotic drugs. Conclusions In Puducherry, pharmacy services are provided by qualified and experienced pharmacists. Although most of the surveyed pharmacies had all the required infrastructure and equipment facilities, few pharmacies need to improve their facilities to promote good drug-dispensing practices. Cureus 2022-01-18 /pmc/articles/PMC8853832/ /pubmed/35198298 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21389 Text en Copyright © 2022, Meena et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Public Health Meena, Dinesh K Jayanthi, Mathaiyan Ramasamy, Kesavan Thulasingam, Mahalakshmy Medicine Storage and Dispensing Facilities in Public Healthcare Pharmacies of Puducherry, India |
title | Medicine Storage and Dispensing Facilities in Public Healthcare Pharmacies of Puducherry, India |
title_full | Medicine Storage and Dispensing Facilities in Public Healthcare Pharmacies of Puducherry, India |
title_fullStr | Medicine Storage and Dispensing Facilities in Public Healthcare Pharmacies of Puducherry, India |
title_full_unstemmed | Medicine Storage and Dispensing Facilities in Public Healthcare Pharmacies of Puducherry, India |
title_short | Medicine Storage and Dispensing Facilities in Public Healthcare Pharmacies of Puducherry, India |
title_sort | medicine storage and dispensing facilities in public healthcare pharmacies of puducherry, india |
topic | Public Health |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8853832/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35198298 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21389 |
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