Retiro de medicamentos antineoplásicos en un hospital nacional en Costa Rica
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Gurdián Solórzano, Carlos
León Salas, Angie Rebeca
Cartín Ruiz, Susana
Santamaría Ulloa, Carolina
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Objetivo: Analizar los porcentajes de dosis retiradas de medicamentos
oncológicos no incluidos en la Lista Oficial de
Medicamentos según el servicio médico prescriptor y la vía
de administración del fármaco, en un hospital de tercer nivel
de atención en Costa Rica.
Métodología: Los datos fueron obtenidos de manera retrospectiva
a partir de bases de datos desarrolladas a nivel hospitalario
para el control de los medicamentos adquiridos y
a partir de los registros de medicamentos despachados.
Resultados: Las unidades aprobadas para compra en los Servicios
de Oncología y Hematología no son retiradas en su totalidad
por los pacientes en tratamiento oncológico. En general,
el porcentaje de retiro fue de 90,3% para 98 solicitudes de
compra. Existen diferencias estadísticamente significativas en
los porcentajes de retiro según el servicio médico prescriptor
(t=-2,68; p=0,01) y la vía de administración de los medicamentos
(t=-2,61; p=0,01). Del análisis multivariado se desprende
que en el Servicio de Oncología Médica el porcentaje de retiro
de medicamentos es significativamente menor entre las personas
divorciadas (ß=-4,7; p<0,01) y viudas (ß=-20,5; p=0,01)
en comparación con las personas casadas.
Conclusiones: El retiro de medicamentos, si bien no es una
forma de medir la adherencia terapéutica, permite establecer
una relación primaria entre el paciente y el tratamiento
a administrar. El sub-retiro de medicamentos encontrado
mediante este estudio evidencia la necesidad de ampliar la
investigación con el fin de conocer los motivos por los que
los pacientes no retiran sus tratamientos oncológicos de
compra.
Objective: To analyze the percentage of picked-up doses of oncologic drugs not included in the Essential Medicine List according to the medical prescribing service and the administration route of the drug in a third level hospital in Costa Rica. Method: Data was obtained by retrospective analysis from databases developed for the hospital’s control of acquired drugs and from the dispatched drug registry. Results: Not all medications acquired through the special drug buying mechanism are picked-up by patients from the Oncology and Hematology Services. Overall, the pick-up rate was 90.3% for the 98 processes analyzed. Significant differences for the picking-up percentages were found for the medical prescribing service (t=-2.68; p=0.01) and the drug´s administration route (t=-2.61; p=0.01). Multivariate analysis shows that for the Medical Oncology Service, pick-up rate is significantly lower among divorced (ß=-4.7; p<0.01) and widowed (ß=-20.5; p=0.01) patients compared to married ones. Conclusions: Even when pick-up rates are not a way to measure therapeutic adherence, they allow to establish a primary relationship between the patient and its treatment. The underpicking of treatments found by this study shows the need to increase the research in order to understand patient´s reasons to abandon oncologic treatments that are not included in the Essential Medicine List.
Objective: To analyze the percentage of picked-up doses of oncologic drugs not included in the Essential Medicine List according to the medical prescribing service and the administration route of the drug in a third level hospital in Costa Rica. Method: Data was obtained by retrospective analysis from databases developed for the hospital’s control of acquired drugs and from the dispatched drug registry. Results: Not all medications acquired through the special drug buying mechanism are picked-up by patients from the Oncology and Hematology Services. Overall, the pick-up rate was 90.3% for the 98 processes analyzed. Significant differences for the picking-up percentages were found for the medical prescribing service (t=-2.68; p=0.01) and the drug´s administration route (t=-2.61; p=0.01). Multivariate analysis shows that for the Medical Oncology Service, pick-up rate is significantly lower among divorced (ß=-4.7; p<0.01) and widowed (ß=-20.5; p=0.01) patients compared to married ones. Conclusions: Even when pick-up rates are not a way to measure therapeutic adherence, they allow to establish a primary relationship between the patient and its treatment. The underpicking of treatments found by this study shows the need to increase the research in order to understand patient´s reasons to abandon oncologic treatments that are not included in the Essential Medicine List.
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Antineoplásicos, Cumplimiento, Retiro, Oncología Médica, Hematología, Antineoplastic, Patient compliance, Pick-up rates, Medical Oncology, Hematology