Reviewing the Efficiency of Pharmacy Administration from the Perspective of Rational Use of Drugs / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To seek an effective starting point for the improvement of pharmacy administration efficiency(PAE)in China.METHODS:Level of PAE in China,the existing problems and their root causes were analyzed using a systematic methodology.RESULTS&CONCLUSIONS:Level of PAE in China is far from perfect,which may be attributed to the narrowly defined boundary of pharmacy administrating system,the lack of systematic understanding and command of relevant factors and the unscientific,non-integrated objective of pharmacy administration.It is advisable to enlarge system boundary,adjust the objective of pharmacy administration,and adopt a systematic point of view and methodology in the practice of pharmacy administration.