| Journal: | Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000451226 |
| ISSN: | 1984-8250 |
| Authors: | Cardoso, Thaissa Costa1 Simoens, Steven2 Itria, Alexander3 Dewulf, Nathalie de Lourdes Souza1 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Federal de Goias, Escola de Farmacia, Goiania, Goias. Brasil 2Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Leuven, Brabant. Bélgica 3Universidade Federal de Goias, Instituto de Patología Tropical, Goiania, Goias. Brasil |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Volumen: | 56 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | This study was aimed to calculate in detail the costs of a medication dispensing service in community pharmacy in Brazil. Descriptive and retrospective analysis with a cost analysis based on mixed costing; absorption costing and time-driven activity based-costing, considering year 2018 and both public and private health system perspectives within a one-year time horizon to estimates costs related to implement and to deploy the service, costs per patient and costs per activity of process (US$ 1 = R$ 3.8310 in October, 2018). Total costs of dispensing service ranged from US$ 24,451.61 to US$ 37,914.48. Costs per patient ranged from US$ 2.43 to US$ 3.77. Costs per activity of the process ranged from US$ 0.39 in pharmacotherapy assessment to US$ 2.46 in pharmaceutical interview. This provides evidence to deploy and implement a structured medication dispensing service in community pharmacy in Brazil with a view to optimize the usage of medicines |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Salud pública, Servicios farmacéuticos, Salud comunitaria, Análisis de costos |
| Keyword: | Public health, Pharmaceutical services, Community health, Cost analysis |
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