[Translated article] Trazam project: A mobile application for tracking preparations compounded in a pharmacy department

Farm Hosp. 2023 Oct 11:S1130-6343(23)00883-8. doi: 10.1016/j.farma.2023.09.002. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The primary objective of this study is to describe the design and implementation of a mobile application (App) for tracking preparations compounded in the Pharmacy Department. Secondary objectives include: i) evaluating the time spent on resolving incidents related to the distribution of preparations before and after implementation, ii) assessing users satisfaction with the application, and iii) establishing a panel of quality indicators based on the data extracted from the App.METHODS: 1) Defining application requirements, identifying drugs to be included in the software and outlining different workflows. 2) Developing the App in collaboration with the supplier and integrating it with the computer programs involved in prescription and validation. Additionally, QR codes were created to identify delivery points at destination units, and suitable mobile devices were acquired. The initial phase involved user training in the application and a pilot test conducted in a hospital ward. 3) The subsequent phase focused on expansion and consolidation.RESULTS: The system includes 86.9% of all sterile preparations prepared in the Hospital Pharmacy, encompassing chemotherapy, adult parenteral nutrition, and other non-hazardous sterile preparations. Furthermore, the application has been implemented in all hospitalisation wards, day care units and two external sites. O...

Source: Farmacia Hospitalaria - October 13, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Silvia Gonz ález Suárez Ana Mar ía Marín Romero Guadalupe In és Ballesteros Cabañas Yolanda Rial Dom ínguez Dolors Soy Muner Rodolfo Juncos Pereira Carolina Lesta Domene Carmen L ópez Cabezas Source Type: research