Assessment of Pharmaceutical Store Management in Public Hospitals, Addis Ababa, EthiopiarnAyalew Tesfaye rnAddis Ababa University, 2019rnBackground: Pharmaceutical store management plays an important role in the managementrnof health. Efficient practice in this area can reduce financial wastage, shortage, andrnoverstocking of pharmaceuticals thus, assessing pharmaceutical store managementrnperformance is important. rnObjective: The purpose of this research was to assess the existing pharmaceuticals storernmanagement practices of public hospitals in Addis Ababa. rnMethod: A facility-based descriptive cross-sectional study using a sequential explanatoryrnmixed-method was employed in 11, public hospitals. Data was gathered using standardrnobservation checklists, document review, a physical count of tracer medicines, structuredrnquestionnaires, and interviews with key informants from April 15 to June 30, 2019. Thernquantitative data were entered and analyzed using Excel 2016 and SPSS version 20 and thernqualitative data were analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. rnResult: The average adherence in storage conditions was 47.1%, 45.5% in security and safetyrnof stores, 40.3% in special storage requirements, 59.8% in storage procedures, 100% inrnreceiving supplies, 68.8% in stock management techniques, and 67.9% in technical stockrnmanagement preconditions. From tracer medicines, only 52.24% bin cards were accuratelyrnfilled. The average stockout rate of tracer medicines was 17%. The total wastage rate ofrnpharmaceuticals between July 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018, GC. was 6,644,899.24 ETB, itrnwas about 2.92% of the total receiving. From the in-depth interview, all key informants saidrnthat none of them have disposed of pharmaceutical wastes in the last five years as well theyrnmentioned that the performance of the drug and therapeutic committee was weak and thernprocurement handled by non-pharmacy professionals from private suppliers affect thernavailability of medicines. rnConclusion: The adherence towards physical storage conditions and storage procedures ofrnthe study hospitals was found to be less than 50% and the inventory management practice wasrnalso found to be weak. There were high stockout rates of tracer medicines and the wastage raternalso beyond the acceptable amount. No disposal of pharmaceuticals in the last five years,rntherefore hospitals should work with the concerned governmental bodies to improve the abovernproblems.