The situation of medicine use in hospitals of health
- Author:
Tran Thi Thoa
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Medicine
- MeSH:
Pharmaceutical Preparations;
Hospitals;
Medical facilities
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;501(1):28-32
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Study of the situation of medicine use on 4004 patients including 1492 poor patients who examined and treated in 50 hospitals of 10 provinces and cities in Viet nam. The results showed that: There is no difference in the quantity of medicine used for treatment between poor patients and obligatory health insurance patients with patients paying hospital fees. However, in terms of quality, poor patients and obligatory health insurance patients used more domestic medicine. This was more obvious in district hospitals and in hospitals in the northern areas. The percentage of patients who had to buy additional medicine or all medicine outside of hospital is lower in district hospitals than in provincial hospitals. Poor in-patients received almost all drugs for treatment. Patients paying hospital fees had the highest percentage in buying medicine outside of hospital
