title: [Cost of functioning of a centralised pharmaceutical unit: evaluation of mean costs of chemotherapy preparations according to the level of production of the unit].
abstract: The interest of centralization of preparations of chemotherapy drugs is in addition to its economic aspect, to secure drugs circuit. The aims of this study are to determine needs in employees and equipments of 11 theoretical levels of production from 1,000 to 50,000 preparations per year and to determine the cost of chemotherapy's preparation for each theoretical unit. The operating cost was divided in four areas of expenditure: employees (66-78%), investment (5-15%), maintenance (3-15%) and consumables (4-16%). If we consider the 11 units, the theoretical cost varies between 27.4 € for a unit with 50,000 preparations per year and 114.1 € for a unit with 1,000 preparations per year. This study shows the importance of setting up an optimal unit of preparations according to its activity and highlights the high cost's variation in relation to the activity of the unit.
authors: Groupement hospitalier Édouard-Herriot, Hospices civils de Lyon, Service pharmacie, France. guillaume.galy@chu-lyon.fr
authors: Guillaume
authors: G
authors: Galy
authors: Stéphanie
authors: S
authors: Bauler
authors: Marjolaine
authors: M
authors: Buchi
authors: Fabrice
authors: F
authors: Pirot
authors: Christine
authors: C
authors: Pivot
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000191:economics; D019985:Benchmarking; D002497:Centralized Hospital Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis / Q000379:methods; D004339:Drug Compounding / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000191:economics; D000078329:Workforce
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents