| dc.description.abstract | Background: Pharmacists have a very important role in sterile dispensing.
Pharmacists roles in sterile dispensing will achieve safety and effectiveness in
therapy.
Objective: To find out the role carried out by pharmacists in sterile preparations at
public hospitals in Yogyakarta and find out the problem opportunity and challenges
of pharmacists when sterile dispensing.
Methods: Qualitative analysis research using case study design with a cross
sectional approach at 4 public hospitals in Yogyakarta. Collecting data with semi-
structured questions as a guidance for in-depth interviews. This research was
conducted in June until July 2024 using participant pharmacists who work in sterile
dispensing and work at public hospitals in Yogyakarta and the total of participants
are 5 pharmacists. The interviews were recorded, the recorded transcribed verbatim
and analysed using coding framework.
Results: In type A hospitals, everyone does according to their department, but in
type B hospitals pharmacists work concurrently in several departments. Role of
pharmacist at sterile dispensing are screening and verification the prescriptions,
drug preparation and reconstitution, quality control, administering medication,
monitoring side effects. Problems of pharmacists who works at sterile dispensing
are limited facilities and human resources, lack of supply medicine. Opportunity of
pharmacists are medical check-up regularly, training dispensing sterile,
collaboration with other health workers, and hospital facilities support. Challenge
for pharmacists are work with high risk, work multiple departments, improve
knowledge.
Conclusions: Pharmacists have a not yet optimized role in sterile dispensing,
pharmacists always use opportunities to overcome perceived obstacles to carrying
out patients therapy. | en_US |
