Implementación de las buenas prácticas de almacenamiento en la farmacia del Hospital de Especialidades San Juan.

Abstract

Some Norms for Good Storage Practices were implemented (GSP) at the pharmacy of the Hospital of Specialties San Juan in Riobamba city, Chimborazo province, in order to guide and guarantee the maintenance of properties and characteristics of the drugs traded. The GSP was implemented in four stages: 1) Initial evaluation, elaboration of the standard operative procedures (SOPs) through a detailed bibliographic research, implementation of the SOPs and final testing. After the SOPs were applied in the four sections of analysis, it was obtained that the storing area exceeds from 13% to 78% of to tal compliance from 23 parameters evaluated; concerning to hygienic conditions, it comes from 21% of partial compliance to 71% of total compliance from 14 parameters evaluated; the storage issue turns from 30% of partial compliance to 89% of total complian ce from 27 parameters evaluated and regarding the staff, it goes from 9% of partial v to 100% of total compliance. With the implementation of the Good Storage Practices through the standard operative processes elaborated and applied to the storage area of the pharmacy of HOSPIESAJ, it was obtained 84% of compliance of the parameters evaluated. In short, the application of GSP allows to improve the service quality at the pharmacies and the goods they sell. The implementation of the GSP is recommended in all the pharmacies of the Health system, since it guarantees quality of the products besides quality of life, as the SOPs ease greatly the adequate compliance of the procedures.