SANCHEZ-GONZALEZ, Elizabeth Guadalupe; ESPINOSA-CONTRERAS, Cynthia; GARCIA-DOMINGUEZ, Juan Carlos    HERNANDEZ-ABAD, Vicente Jesús. Design and implementation of a program for collection and systematic classification of non-useful drug products in a tertiary care hospital. []. , 44, 2, pp.46-54. ISSN 1870-0195.

The aim of this work was the design and implementation of a program for collection and systematic classification of non-useful drug products in a tertiary care hospital, in order to know the system weakness derived from medication management and use flaws. The program comprised three stages. During the design stage, 58% of the health care providers from the hospital were sensitized, and the areas that mainly produced non-useful drug products were characterized. During implementation, non-useful drug products were collected, representing 13% of the medication expenses for the hospital approximately. The health care quality of the hospital improved, as expressed by 99.12% of the hospital staff that evaluated the program.

: Hospital Pharmacy; medication management and use; rational use of medicines; MMU; patient safety.

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