Diseño de un protocolo de dispensación activa para antibióticos en el Hospital Básico Guamote

Abstract

The objective of the research work was to design an active dispensing protocol for antibiotics at the Hospital Básico Guamote, through a study with a non-experimental design and mixed approach, based on the collection and analysis of data from the antibiotic dispensing process. The study population consisted of biochemists, pharmacy assistants and patients attended in the hospital pharmacy during the period July-October 2022, the sample was probabilistic and the finite populationformula was used in which a sample of 639 prescriptions was obtained. The current conditions of antibiotic dispensing were evaluated, identifying a greater non-compliance in the parameters of generalities, receipt and validation of the prescription, medication registration and dispensing of antimicrobials. Possible medication errors encountered at the time of antibiotic dispensing were recognized, the most prevalent being "other medication errors", omission of dosage or medication and illegible prescriptions. Finally, an active dispensing protocol for antibiotics in the pharmacy wasdeveloped in order to provide a document to serve as a guide for the staff, and then the protocol wassocialized and implemented. It was concluded that, once the implementation was done, an improvement in the dispensing process was obtained with a percentage of 50% and the presence of medication errors in dispensing was reduced. It was established that it is important to comply with this protocol, due to the inconveniences that were detected in the different stages of this study, with the purpose of identifying, preventing and solving medication errors that may occur, to contribute to the improvement of hospital care and patient health, it is recommended to train the personnel on the quality guidelines in the preparation of the medical prescription.