Medicines Wastage and Its Contributing Factors in Public Health Facilities of South Gondar Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

In developing countries like Ethiopia, medicines wastage becomes a major healthcare system challenge. However, data that displayed the type, extent, and contributing factors of medicines wastage were limited. A health facility-based explanatory sequential mixed study was conducted from December 2021...

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Published in:Integrated pharmacy research and practice 2023-01, Vol.12, p.157-170
Main Authors: Guadie, Muluneh, Asemahagn, Mulusew Andualem, Tefera, Abekyelesh, Melkam, Wondim, Habteweld, Habtemariam Alekaw, Derebe, Dagninet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
contributing factors
Developing countries
Drugs
Forecasts and trends
Logistics
medicines wastage
Original Research
Pharmaceutical industry
Public health
public health facilities
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Summary:In developing countries like Ethiopia, medicines wastage becomes a major healthcare system challenge. However, data that displayed the type, extent, and contributing factors of medicines wastage were limited. A health facility-based explanatory sequential mixed study was conducted from December 2021 to February 2022. One drug and therapeutics committee (DTC) and one store man per health facility, working during the study period were included for their perception of medicines wastage and possible causes. As key informants, 1 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and 1pharmacy head were also included per facility. In total, 80 participants were included in this study. The quantitative data to determine the magnitude of medicine wastage were collected using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 25. The overall medicines wastage in the three consecutive years was 6.3%. The trend over the three years indicated that medicines wastage is 6.5%, 5.9%, and 6.5% in 2011, 2012, and 2013 Ethiopian Fiscal Year (EFY), respectively. The medicine wastage rate has been increasing nearly by 3% between 2011/2012 and 2012/2013. The main sources of wastage of medicines were expiry (99.3%). The perceived reasons for such medicine's wastage were near-expiry medicines (
ISSN:2230-5254
2230-5254
DOI:10.2147/IPRP.S415375