Profil Penyimpanan Obat Pada Puskesmas di Kota Padang Sumatera Barat

Abstract

Drug storage is an important factor in drug management at the Public Health Center, because with proper storage it will be easier and more effective to ensure the quality and quality of drugs. This study aims to obtain a systematic and accurate description of drug storage at the Padang City Public Health Center, West Sumatra Province. This research was conducted at 11 public health centers in 11 districts in the city of Padang. Collecting data through a checklist on aspects of drug storage at the Public Health Center which includes requirements for drug storage warehouses with 11 assessed aspects, drug storage arrangements with 7 assessed aspects and drug preparation procedures with 8 assessed aspects. There are still a number of problems encountered in the field, such as the storage space for drugs that is not up to standard, and the placement of drugs in the warehouse directly on the floor and not on pallets. However, in general, the results of this study indicate that drug storage, drug storage arrangements, and drug preparation procedures in 11 Public Health Center in all districts in the city of Padang are categorized as good with consecutive results of 86.36%; 91.81% and 93.18%.