[e-drug] Waste as share of procurement cost - what is acceptable? (2)

["Wong Wai See" <ycwong@brunet.bn>]

E-DRUG: Waste as share of procurement cost - what is acceptable? (2)
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Dear E-Drugger,

I remembered a good few years ago that I asked the same question and a
fellow e-drugger in Africa (can't exactly remember her name) responded that
in their institution, they maintain it under 1.5% of total cost of drugs
purchased.  We have been using that as our target and it seems achievable
and acceptable.  Obviously, the lower the better.  However, it is no less an arbitrary figure.

Thanks

Wong Wai See
Senior Pharmacist
Hospital Pharmacy Services Section
Ministry of Health
Brunei Darussalam
ycwong@brunet.bn