Hospital Pharmaceutical Affairs
Yu Hengyi, Chen Yitian, Zong Kai, Chen Li, Sun Minhui, Gong Xuepeng, Liu Dong
Objective: To analyze the acceptance and use of donated medicines in Optical Valley Branch of Tongji Hospital during COVID-19, and to provide reference for the management of medicine donation in medical institutions, so as to promote the standardization of medicine donation management in China. Methods: Information about the donated medicines received by hospital between February 9, 2020 and March 30, 2020 was collected, including the source of donation, approved drug name, expiration date, quantity, and utilization. Several classification systems, databases and references were used to identify the properties of donated medicines, including the World Health Organization Systemic Anatomical Therapeutics and Chemical Classification Systems, A New Chinese Patent Medicine Manual, the data system of National Medical Products Administration, the National Essential Medicine List, China Medical Insurance Drug Catalogue Inquiry System, COVID-19 medical handbook and so on. Results: During the epidemic, a total of 85 kinds of donated medicines were received in our hospital, of which 68 (80%) were donated by enterprises, which were the main source of donated drugs. In terms of the suitability of the varieties of the donated medicines, 55 (64.7%) kinds of the donations were deemed as suitable, and 30 (35.3%) were not. In terms of the shelf-life, 77 (90.6%) kinds of the donations had a remaining shelf-life of more than 12 months, 6 (7.0%) between six and eleven months, while 2 (2.4%) kinds of the non-frying granule of traditional Chinese medicine did not have expiry date. In terms of the total utilization rate, 8 (9.4%) kinds were 100% utilized, 25 (29.4%) between 50% and 100%, 16 (18.8%) between 10% and 50%, 17 (20%) between 0% to 10%, and 19 (22.4%) were not utilized at all, and the utilization rates of donated medicines used by patients were relatively low. Conclusion: Problems existed in the field of donation appropriateness, shelf-life, donation quantity and utilization. National guidelines on medicine donation should be formulated in China lines to regulate donation behavior. Meanwhile, medical institutions should establish management system to select and use the donated medicines in a scientific and rational manner.