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EFFECTS OF DRUG INVENTORY MANAGEMENT ON MODIFICATION IN HERBAL MEDICINE BUDGETING OF COMMUNITY HOSPITALS IN SURAT THANI PROVINCE |
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| Creator | Sopit Chutiwetkoo, Rapeepun Chalongsuk |
| Title | EFFECTS OF DRUG INVENTORY MANAGEMENT ON MODIFICATION IN HERBAL MEDICINE BUDGETING OF COMMUNITY HOSPITALS IN SURAT THANI PROVINCE |
| Publisher | Faculty of Pharmacy, Silpakorn University |
| Publication Year | 2560 |
| Journal Title | Thai Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Science (TBPS) |
| Journal Vol. | 12 |
| Journal No. | 1 (January-June)2017 |
| Page no. | 1-15 |
| Keyword | budget system, herbal, inventory management, hospital pharmacy |
| ISSN | 1686-9540 |
| Abstract | This research aimed to compare the different effects of drug inventory management between 2 budget systems used in 19 community hospitals in Surat Thani, Thailand. The budget systems consisted firstly of a herbal medicine budget system, which was managed and provided by the Surat Thani Provincial Public Health Office. The budget management was allocated from the Universal Coverage (UC) fund of all community hospitals (Grant-in-aid process), and the herbal medicine budget system was conducted from May 2012 to April 2013. Secondly, a self-managed hospital budget management system was provided by each individual organization (revised budget process) and was conducted from May 2013 to April 2014. The instruments used to collect data and the data collection procedures consisted of a general data form and a drug management data form. This research analyzed background data with descriptive statistics: percentage, mean, and standard deviation. It also analyzed the differences between the means of herbal drug purchasing proportions, herbal drug dispensing proportions and stock months which were conducted during the different periods of budget management. Data were analyzed by using a Dependent sample t-test and Wilcoxon's Signed Rank Test. The results of these analyses showed that most community hospitals had a lower mean stock value after the revised budget process. Stock value decreased significantly in 9 hospitals. Most community hospitals showed a reduction in their drug purchasing average per month. Additionally,7 community hospitals decreased their drug purchasing values to a statistically significant degree. Only 4 community hospitals showed a statistically significant change in drug dispensing values. 1 out of the 4 community hospitals showed a higher mean dispensing value. The comparative results of average percentages between herbal purchasing and herbal dispensing values from all community hospitals showed that purchasing values decreased from 19.57% to 5.85% (p-value <0.001) and dispensing values decreased from 16.91% to 8.13% (p-value <0.001). Average stock lead times for all community hospitals decreased from 2.70 to 2.35 months (p-value <0.001). Based on the findings of this research, it was concluded that the effects of the drug inventory management of community hospitals in Surat Thani was modified when community hospitals changed the disbursement system of their herbal medicine budgets. The results of the modifications showed that the new system could improve the efficiency and proper management of the community hospitals. |
