Caracterização do sistema de distribuição de medicamentos do hospital municipal de Cuité Nossa Senhora das Mercês.

Abstract

The hospital pharmacy is an organ of scientific-technical and administrative, assistance comprehensiveness in which one of its main functions is to establish a rational system of drug distribution. A distribution system without the proper control of its operation can cause numerous failures, since the no solution of health problems of hospitalized patients, or even, the aggravation of the clinical, either by the unavailability of needed drug or by occurrence of adverse events related to drug. In this context, the aim of this study was to characterize the drug distribution system of Hospital Municipal of Cuité Nossa Senhora of Mercês, pointing out its flaws, and proposing strategies to hospital aiming their improvement. The study was descriptive, observational, transversal, with views to accompany the development of the process of distribution of medicinal products and materials in the hospital institution. The results outlined in flowcharts made it possible, the analysis of the activities developed by the professionals, from the moment the prescription of drugs until the delivery of these by the pharmacy team to the nursing team. In addition characterize the of the Drug Distribution System (SDM) in use in the hospital as collective, and the perception of the existing problems in the system, as the storage of medicines, problems in the control of stock, the lack of standardization of drugs, problems regarding the lack of pharmacist in the pharmacy operating time, the absence of evaluation of the therapeutic schemes by pharmaceutical, transcript of prescription by the nursing team, among other. Thus it was possible to develop a proposal, which aimed to the possibility of opt hospital for a new system, implanting in part of sectors individual distribution system, and improving the system of collective distribution. The systematic enhancement of distribution in the hospital is a necessity, it should be performed so that the system contributes to rationality, safety and effectiveness in the use of drugs.