Elaboración de un Manual para el Sistema Integral de Suministros de Medicamentos del Area de Salud No. 1 Riobamba Chambo

Abstract

An integrated medicine supply system manual was car ried out as this investigation objective for the Health Department No. 1 Riobamba- Chambo so that the 36- operating- unit drugstore staff can use it not only to standar dize the operating procedures but also to have a suitable medicine control from programming t o reported dispensation. A historical study about medical record data, month ly medicine consumption and supplies, was carried out for September to December , 2010 by applying a synthetic – analytical process with inductive and deductive met hods. This manual consists of selection, storage, distribution and dispensation p rotocols according to the right manufacturing and storing regulations taken from de easy-to-apply datasheet of each medicine and the Health Ministry. There is an overstock in the central area storage a ccording to the gotten results and they are as follows: 72% public access medicines belongi ng to 34 any-age program, 68% free maternity program; breathing infections 34% and par asitosis 19% are the prevailing morbidities. Medicine supply procedures were established in this manual with easy application and use. It has complete, understandable and updated in formation. It is recommended to use the integrated medicine su pply system assuring the medicine supply and taking advantage of the drugstore manage ment processes.