Application of QCC activities in the efficiency improvements of the inventory management of oral tablets in ward pharmacy

VernacularTitle:品管圈活动在提高住院药房口服片剂盘点效率中的应用
Author: Yawei WANG ¹ ; Yan YAN ; Meihua FAN ; Hongqin CHENG
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1. 首都医科大学宣武医院药剂科
Keywords: QCC (quality control circle); ward pharmacy; oral tablet inventory efficiency
From: Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2016;34(5):478-480
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To enhance oral tablets ward pharmacy inventory efficiency and improve the comprehensive quality of the pharmacist by QCC activities .Method Main factors to extend the ward pharmacy tablet counting time were analyzed through collecting the previous ward pharmacy tablet count time and account matching rate .According to the main problems , the strategies were found out to be implemented ,identify and evaluate the implementation result .Result In view of the oral medicine ward pharmacy inventory of the reasons for the low efficiency ,following measures should be taken :reducing oral drug dispensing station varieties ,finishing cargo ,strengthening personnel training ,changing inventory counting method and optimi-zation of inventory materials and re-enacted drugs location code and so on .Ward pharmacy tablet counting time reduce from 6 .5 hours to 3 hours (reducing by 53 .85% ) .Conclusion The QCC activities could significantly improve the oral medicine ward pharmacy inventory efficiency and comprehensive quality of pharmacists .