Elaboración de un procedimiento para la aplicación de buenas prácticas de almacenamiento y etiquetado seguro de medicamentos en la farmacia institucional del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso de la ciudad de Cuenca – Ecuador

Abstract

The application of Good Storage Practices and correct labeling of medicines by health facilities with pharmacy services is of great importance to guarantee the quality and safety of medicines for patients. The objective of this research is to establish a protocol of Good Storage Practices and safe labeling in the Institutional Pharmacy of the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital, Cuenca-Ecuador, throughout the review of the different guides proposed for this purpose by the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador. This project consists of carrying out an initial application of a validated Checklist, from which results of 68.50% of initial compliance were obtained and with the intervention and application of the manual designed in this paper, a compliance of 90.41% was achieved, a percentage considered as significant. With the completion of this work, it is hoped that the needs of the institutional pharmacy of the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital will be met and that this project will serve as a guide for future graduate work related to the correct application of Good Storage Practices and safe labeling of medicines in Ecuador