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Int J Pharm Pract
; 27(4): 393-395, 2019 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30828900
RESUMO
OBJECTIVES: To measure the effectiveness of pharmacy-led ward-based education sessions for pharmaceutical waste. METHODS: A pharmacy technician delivery pharmaceutical waste education in 2017. To measure the impact, results from pharmaceutical wastage audits from 2016 and 2018 were compared. KEY FINDINGS: Pharmacy-led ward-based education reduces pharmaceutical waste and saves money. It was calculated that the cost of medication wastage was reduced by $1715.67 in the audit period, extrapolating to an annual saving of $44 607.45. CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlighted the importance of pharmacy technicians and provided evidence for an advanced scope pharmacy technician ward role to reduce pharmaceutical wastage.