Gyeonggi Province Public Hospitals Processed 140,000 Unauthorized Medications

It has been revealed that five hospitals under Gyeonggi Province Public Medical Center—Suwon Hospital, Uijeongbu Hospital, Paju Hospital, Anseong Hospital, and Pocheon Hospital—had unqualified staff such as nurses dispense medications during nighttime medical services.

According to the provincial government on the 30th, these five hospitals allowed staff members without pharmacy licenses to dispense drugs to emergency patients during nighttime due to a shortage of specialized personnel. An internal audit conducted earlier this year discovered approximately 146,000 instances of unauthorized medication dispensing.

By hospital: ▲Suwon approximately 39,800 cases ▲Paju approximately 38,300 cases ▲Pocheon approximately 27,500 cases ▲Anseong approximately 22,600 cases ▲Uijeongbu approximately 17,800 cases.

In response, a provincial official stated, "Working conditions at night are poor, so there are not many pharmacists willing to work," and added, "Since nurses dispense medications under the supervision of doctors, it does not pose a problem."