Implementation of Procurement of Medicines with E-Purchasing Method in Pharmaceutical Installations of the Puncak Jaya Regency Health Department, Year 2015-2020

Abstract

Background: Drugs procurement aims to ensure drugs availability in terms of quantity, time, affordable prices and quality standards. Procurement is carried out using the E-Purchasing method. The implementation of E-Purchasing on drug acceptance rates in Health Department of Puncak Jaya Regncy is still low. Objective: This study aims to assess human resources, budget, regulations, facilities and infrastructure, planning for drugs needs, ordering drugs, contractual agreements, delivery or distribution, and the level of drugs availability after the implementation of drugs procurement using the E-Purchasing method in Health Department of Puncak Jaya Regncy. Methods: This research was conducted at the Installation of Pharmacy, Department of Health of the Puncak Jaya Regency from October 2020 to January 2021. The method used was a qualitative case study by interviewing seven informants as respondents. The determination of informants was carried out by purposive sampling. Data were analyzed using interactive analysis through data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing the conclusions. Results: The results of this study indicate that the human resources in terms of numbers are not sufficient, the budget is sufficient but there are still remaining funds, the E-Purchasing procurement regulations have been understood and implemented, the facilities and infrastructure regarding the internet network are not stable. Planning for drugs needs uses the consumption method and does not have an Integrated Drugs Planning Team, drugs orders take a long time to be responded by the providers, drugs distribution takes a long time from the provider and the expired date of the drugs are not according to the contract. Drugs availability is not in accordance with the indicators set by The Dirjen Bina Farmalkes.