A Survey on Medicine Shortage in Community Pharmacies in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia
Penulis/Author
Prof. Dr. Susi Ari Kristina, S.Farm., M.Kes., Apt. (1); Prof. Dr. Tri Murti Andayani, Sp.FRS., Apt. (2); Dr. apt. Dwi Endarti, S.F., M.Sc. (3); apt. Anna Wahyuni Widayanti, M.P.H., Ph.D (4); AGATHA LOSITA C P (5)
Tanggal/Date
2024
Kata Kunci/Keyword
Abstrak/Abstract
Access to quality healthcare has been considered an apolitical objective
on a global scale. Despite this, there are occasionally shortages of medicines
because they are not always readily available. A drug supply problem that
necessitates a change that affects patient care and requires the use of an
alternative agent is known as a medicine shortage. A shortage can occur at
any point during a medicine's lifecycle and in any part of the pharmaceutical
distribution chain (pharmacy, pharmaceutical company, or wholesaler). This
research aims to evaluate the availability of medications in pharmacies in
Special Region of Yogyakarta. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 120
pharmacies in Yogyakarta province, during March to May 2022. WHO
essential medicine indicators were used to observe the list of medicine
shortage, and its characteristics, including the reasons for medicine shortages
in pharmacies, classification of unavailable drugs, and the consequences of
medicine shortages. Data was presented descriptively. There were 650 drug
items (a total of 1560 items) in one month that were unavailable at 91
pharmacies (75.83%) at least once every six months. The active ingredients
that are in short supply are atorvastatin (44.17%), diazepam (21%),
azythromycin (13.33%), and haloperidol (13.21%). The medications that
were in high demand were also the ones that were in short supply. The
reasons for the medicine shortages were rarely communicated to the
pharmacies. Customers were able to fill their prescriptions since there were
usually enough alternatives. But every third time, there were problems at the
pharmacy because there weren't enough medicines. Due to the potential for
unhappy customers and increased workload for the pharmacy staff, these
shortages may be significant for both the customer and the pharmacy
