국제의료기관인증평가의 약물관리 기준에 의한 약사의 역할 분석

Abstract

July 2010, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital was accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI). Through this, medication management processes changed significantly. The objective of this study is to evaluate the changed medication management processes and the role of hospital pharmacists. Refer to JCI accreditation standards of‘ medication management and use’and‘ Good Pharmacy Practice Standards(GPPS)’presented by the Korean Pharmaceutical Association, the questionnaire was developed. The survey was conducted on pharmacists, doctors, nurses, a total of 451 on duty. A total of 361 questionnaires were analyzed. The role of pharmacists was ranked 1st or 2nd from 48.8% to 97.4% in medication management step 6 (selection & procurement, storage, prescribing, dispensing, administration, monitoring) of three jobs as doctors, pharmacists, nurses. The job performance of pharmacist was evaluated from 2.52 to 3.65 points on a 5-point scale. It was evaluated lower by nurses and doctors than pharmacists. Therefore, hospital pharmacist role should be improved as the role’s importance for medication management. The hospital pharmacists should try to manage medication safely throughout medication management step 6.