The Opinion Survey of Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees (PTCs) on Performance Indicators - การสำรวจความคิดเห็นของคณะกรรมการเภสัชกรรมและการบำบัดต่อตัวชี้วัดการดำเนินการ

Abstract

Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (PTC) is the important committee in the hospital that manages and monitors hospital drug system. Performance indicators as a tool to monitor and evaluate PTC in Thailand have not been collectively agreed upon. The objective of this study was to investigate PTC performance indicators for Thai PTCs by using a questionnaire survey. Questionnaires were distributed in February 2003 to PTC chairpersons and secretaries in 452 hospitals with 36 percent and 66 percent response rate, respectively. Fourteen performance indicators (Pls) were considered to be important by either the DTC chairpersons or secretaries, 11 were regarded important by DTC chairpersons and 6 by DTC secretaries and 3 PIs (PI 6: Is DTC authorised to select drug to be excluded and included in the hospital drug list?, PI 7: Does DTC have a good document providing criteria for addition and deletion of drug in the hospital drug list? and PI 9: Does DTC report the list of drug included in the hospital drug list?) were commonly recommended by both DTC chairpersons and secretaries in all hospitals. PTC performance indicators should be forwarded to the Department of Health Service Support; the Office of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Public Health, Thailand and stakeholders for consideration.