Practice and analysis of implementing drug traceability code management in outpatient pharmacy
- VernacularTitle:门诊药房实施药品追溯码管理的实践与分析
- Author:
Liwen LIAO
1
;
Yuqi WANG
1
;
Yuzi WANG
1
;
Kang CHEN
1
;
Shuxia LI
1
;
Kejing TANG
1
;
Wei YANG
1
Author Information
1. Dept. of Pharmacy，the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University，Guangzhou 510080，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
outpatient pharmacy;
drug traceability code;
information system;
process reengineering
- From:
China Pharmacy
2025;36(7):858-862
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To explore optimization pathways for the drug traceability code management model in outpatient pharmacy workflows， providing practical evidence for enhancing the efficiency of pharmaceutical service. METHODS Taking the outpatient pharmacy of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University as the research subject， a comprehensive drug traceability system was established through three key interventions： upgrading the information system architecture [including integration of the hospital information system （HIS） with the traceability platform]， workflow optimization （reorganizing the inventory-dispensing-verification tripartite process）， and designing a dual-mode traceability data collection mechanism （primary data capture at dispensing stations and supplementary capture at verification stations）. Operational efficiency differences before and after implementation were analyzed using the medical insurance data and service timeliness metrics in September 2024. RESULTS After the implementation of drug traceability code management， in terms of data collection: Mode Ⅰ （verification-stage capture） uploaded 26 144 records， while Mode Ⅲ （inventory-as-sales capture） uploaded 443 061 records， totaling 469 205 entries； in terms of time efficiency： average drug dispensing time increased from 28.74 s to 43.37 s （enhanced by 51%）. Through dynamic staffing adjustments， patient wait time only extended from 8.04 min to 8.67 min （enhanced by 8%）. CONCLUSIONS Drug traceability code management can be effectively implemented via a “system reconstruction-process reengineering-human-machine collaboration” trinity strategy， leveraging informatization （e.g.， dual-mode data capture） to offset manual operation delays， which validates the feasibility of balancing national traceability demands with service efficiency in outpatient pharmacies.
