Open AccessThe status of drug wastage in the pediatric emergency department of a tertiary hospital
Author(s) -
İbrahim Hakan Bucak,
Habip Almış,
Cagla Nur Dogan,
Mehmet Turğut
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
avicenna journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-4464
pISSN - 2231-0770
DOI - 10.4103/ajm.ajm_58_19
Subject(s) - medicine , drug , emergency department , emergency medicine , ondansetron , anesthesia , vomiting , pharmacology , psychiatry
The aim of this study was to evaluate surplus drugs left over from medications used via the intravenous and intramuscular routes in a pediatric emergency unit of a tertiary hospital in Turkey and to determine the financial burden imposed by drug wastage.