The Implementation of Pharmaceutical Services Standard in 43 Hospitals in Indonesia
Yuyun Yuniar1*, Lukman Prayitno2, Nita Prihartini1, Max Joseph Herman1
National Institute of Health Research and Development
1 Center for Research and Development of Health Resources and Services, Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia, Jakarta.
2 Center for Research and Development in Humanities and Health Management, Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia, Jakarta.
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the implementation of the Minister of Health of Indonesia Decree No 72/2016 regarding the standards of pharmaceutical services in hospital. Methods: This cross-sectional study is a prospective, quantitative study done in 43 hospitals in 11 provinces in Indonesia in 2017. Result: The implementation of the standards of pharmaceutical management ranged over 97.0%. Despite the important role of clinical pharmacy service for patient safety, the implementation of the standards of clinical pharmacy ranged only around 53.5% and predominantly worse in terms of monitoring of drug blood level. A high proportion of hospitals still have not met standard ratios of pharmacists to bed to conduct both managerial and clinical activities. Conclusion: There is a need to increase the number of pharmacists and their knowledge through training by professional organizations and breakthrough efforts to increase the ratio of pharmacist per bed.
Keywords: pharmaceutical service standard; clinical pharmacy; hospital
Topic: Human Resources Management