Adherence to Drug Storage Conditions in Hospital & Community Pharmacies in Mwanza Urban.
Bwire, Nicholaus. Bwire CUHAS/BP/3000002/T/10
Adherence to Drug Storage Conditions in Hospital & Community Pharmacies in Mwanza Urban. - Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS - Bugando] : Phone: +255 28 298 3384 : Fax: +255 28 298 3386 : Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz : Website: www.bugando.ac.tz : ©2014 - xii; 32 Pages Includes references and appendices
Abstract:
Drugs play a crucial role for the expansion and provision of healthcare delivery. No product is stable indefinitely; adequate drug storage conditions about 25˚C or less ensure stability, effectiveness, potency and safety of drugs for the patients. Exposure of drugs to high temperatures can reduce their efficacy that may lead to treatment failure. The study was to access the drug storage conditions available in hospital and community pharmacies, level of training of personnel who handle drug storage, alternative options when electricity goes off in these facilities as well as temperature monitoring system. A cross sectional survey was conducted, open ended questionnaires were used for interviewing the health personnel handling the drugs and the checklist to ascertain the number, types of equipment and temperature monitoring system were observed.
Average working room temperature in both hospital and community pharmacies was 24.25˚C.working reflegirator temperatures were-20˚C-10C, 2˚C to 8˚C and >8˚C. Ninety six percent (96%) of hospital and community pharmacies were not exposed to direct sun light. Eighty seven percent (87%) of the hospital and community pharmacies were clean and only (13% ) were dirty. Eighteen (18) health facilities out of 23 had adequate shelves required for drug storage which was 78% of health facilities involved in the study while 22% did not have shelves. Twenty two (22) health facilities out of 23 had adequate ventilation which was 96% of health facilities involved in the study while 4% did not have adequate ventilation.
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Six 6 health facilities out of 23 gave required drug storage instruction to patients. This were 26% of health facilities involved in this study, while 74% did not give drug storage instruction to patients. Seventeen percent (17%) of the hospital and community pharmacies were not using air conditioners while 13% were not using refrigerators. Seventy percent (70%) of the hospital and community pharmacies included in the study off their air conditioner when closing their pharmacies and only 65% switched off their refrigerators when closing their pharmacies.
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The study found out that, fourty three percent (43%) of the hospital and community pharmacies were using generators as alternative source of power when electricity goes off and only 57% didn’t have any other source of power.
--Pharmacy
Adherence to Drug Storage Conditions in Hospital & Community Pharmacies in Mwanza Urban. - Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS - Bugando] : Phone: +255 28 298 3384 : Fax: +255 28 298 3386 : Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz : Website: www.bugando.ac.tz : ©2014 - xii; 32 Pages Includes references and appendices
Abstract:
Drugs play a crucial role for the expansion and provision of healthcare delivery. No product is stable indefinitely; adequate drug storage conditions about 25˚C or less ensure stability, effectiveness, potency and safety of drugs for the patients. Exposure of drugs to high temperatures can reduce their efficacy that may lead to treatment failure. The study was to access the drug storage conditions available in hospital and community pharmacies, level of training of personnel who handle drug storage, alternative options when electricity goes off in these facilities as well as temperature monitoring system. A cross sectional survey was conducted, open ended questionnaires were used for interviewing the health personnel handling the drugs and the checklist to ascertain the number, types of equipment and temperature monitoring system were observed.
Average working room temperature in both hospital and community pharmacies was 24.25˚C.working reflegirator temperatures were-20˚C-10C, 2˚C to 8˚C and >8˚C. Ninety six percent (96%) of hospital and community pharmacies were not exposed to direct sun light. Eighty seven percent (87%) of the hospital and community pharmacies were clean and only (13% ) were dirty. Eighteen (18) health facilities out of 23 had adequate shelves required for drug storage which was 78% of health facilities involved in the study while 22% did not have shelves. Twenty two (22) health facilities out of 23 had adequate ventilation which was 96% of health facilities involved in the study while 4% did not have adequate ventilation.
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Six 6 health facilities out of 23 gave required drug storage instruction to patients. This were 26% of health facilities involved in this study, while 74% did not give drug storage instruction to patients. Seventeen percent (17%) of the hospital and community pharmacies were not using air conditioners while 13% were not using refrigerators. Seventy percent (70%) of the hospital and community pharmacies included in the study off their air conditioner when closing their pharmacies and only 65% switched off their refrigerators when closing their pharmacies.
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The study found out that, fourty three percent (43%) of the hospital and community pharmacies were using generators as alternative source of power when electricity goes off and only 57% didn’t have any other source of power.
--Pharmacy