Pharmacoepidemiological analysis of medication consumption in a multidepartmental hospital as an element of medical care quality management and the basis for assessing import substitution

Abstract

Objective: pharmacoepidemiological analysis of medication list used in a multidepartmental hospital.Material and methods. The material for the analysis was the costs of medications for the reporting period of 2017–2018. We used the tools of ABC/VEN analysis and import substitution assessment. The assessment of import substitution in a medical organization was carried out in comparison of 2018 with 2017 by the change in costs for various pharmacotherapeutic groups of medications in two segments (domestic and foreign production) in percentage terms.Results. The results of the analysis revealed, that the antibiotics are the largest volume of the cost structure for various pharmacotherapeutic groups: 18.8% in 2017 and 15.6% in 2018. The analysis of the medication list used in a medical organization, regarding to the production segment, showed that in 2017 22.6% was spent on domestic medications. In 2018, this indicator increased by 15.2% and amounted to 37.8%. The correct, regular distribution of groups V, E, N in groups A, B, C was revealed. More than 80% of group A consists of medications from group V of all monetary costs and the share of medication belonging to group N is less than 3%. In total, the cost of medications of groups V and E is more than 90%.Conclusion. The use of these methods allows to optimize the costs of medications provision for therapeutic and diagnostic processes and to improve pharmaceutical diseases therapy. In 2018, compared to 2017, there is a redistribution of the cost structure for medications towards an increase in the share of Russian-made medications. Given the lower cost of Russian medications compared to imported analogues, this approach will allow in the future to save the money of medical organizations with no deterioration in the quality of treatment.

Keywords

• pharmacoepidemiological analysis
• abc/ven analysis
• import substitution of medications
• consumption structure