DEVELOPMENT OF CONSUMPTION OF
MEDICINES IN TWO PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS IN
BUCHAREST DURING ECONOMIC AND
FINANCIAL RECESSION IN 2009 AND 2010
VALENTINA SOROCEANU 1*, ILEANA POPESCU2, ALEXANDRA
GEORGESCU 3
1Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of
Pharmacy, Str. Traian Vuia 6, sector 2, Bucharest
2Gr. Alexandrescu Hospital, Bucharest
3Marie Curie Hospital, Bucharest
*corresponding author: valentina_soroceanu@yahoo.com
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Abstract:

The study represents an analysis on the use of medicines per patient/hospital bed in two similar institutions – two pediatric hospitals located in Bucharest; the research period was considered from 2009 to 2010.
The method used for the survey is based on the comparative analysis of records regarding medicine output and number of patients treated during that time in the two hospitals. Although the units are comparable in terms of structure of sections and number of treated patients, some diferences in quantity and value of drug usage are to be observed.
Nevertheless, it has been noted that, from both quantitative and qualitative points of view, the consumption of medicinal products in these units has experienced a decrease in 2010 compared to 2009.

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