Abstract
Recently, though various SPD (Supply Processing and Distribution) systems have been introduced, no progress has been made in their application to drug inventory management. In the present study, we created an SPD-system for drug products utilizing electronic patient records (EPR) and a medication support system, and examined its usefulness.
The introduction of the system greatly reduced the number of people and time required, and improved the efficiency of inventory control. It reduced the amount of money spent on drug stocks by 34.3% in six months, and in the drug storage room reduced the amount of money spent on drug stocks by 36.3% and the number of drugs by 38.7%. As a result, the amount of money actually spent on purchasing drug stocks dropped to 30.5% of the previous level. Our SPD-system provides great economic efficiency by not requiring outsourcing and has improved cash flow. It should therefore make a big contribution to hospital management.
