Assessment and intervention for out of stock medications in a resource constrained hospital setting in eldoret, kenya

• In: Hospital Pharmacy - Posters
• At: Basel (Switzerland) (2008)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: HPS-P-102
• By: SCHELLHASE, Ellen (Purdue University, West Lafayette, United States of America)
• Co-author(s): Pastakia, Sonak (Purdue University, WEST LAFAYETTE, United States of America)
  Patel, Bhumi (Purdue University, WEST LAFAYETTE, United States of America)
  Thornton, Amy (Purdue University, WEST LAFAYETTE, United States of America)
  Wanjau, Antony (Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya)
  Jakait, Beatrice (AMPATH, Kenya)
  
• Abstract:

  Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) is the second-largest referral hospital in Kenya. Upon reviewing treatment sheets (T-sheets), it was discovered that many medications were not being administered to patients. Issues preventing medication administration included: medications being out of stock (OS), medications not found in trolley carts, ..

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