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DEVELOPMENT OF CONSUMPTION OF MEDICINES IN TWO PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS IN BUCHAREST DURING ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL RECESSION IN 2009 AND 2010

VALENTINA SOROCEANU1*, ILEANA POPESCU2, ALEXANDRA GEORGESCU3

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

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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.