The implementation of pharmaceutical services in public hospitals in Mexico: an analysis of the legal framework and organizational practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The implementation of pharmaceutical services in hospitals contributes to the appropriate use of medicines and patient safety. However, the relationship of implementation with the legal framework and organizational practice has not been studied in depth. The objective of this research is to determine the role of these two factors (the legal framework and organizational practice) in the implementation of pharmaceutical services in public hospitals of the Ministry of Health of Mexico.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with four groups of actors involved. The analysis focused on the legal framework, defined as the rules, laws and regulations, and on organizational practice, defined as the implementation of the legal framework by related individuals, t

SUBMITTER: Vargas Lopez LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8101239 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature