<![CDATA[Introduction: Kendari City Hospital, a regional referral hospital in Southeast Sulawesi, experiences a high number of patient visits and a growing demand for medications. However, approximately 14% of medication items were found to be out of stock, including several vital drugs. Method: The research used a qualitative approach, with the following subjects: the Head of the Hospital Pharmacy Installation, RKO), the pharmacy warehouse officer and the managing pharmacist, and. Data collection was conducted through interviews, participant observation, and documentation studies Result: The ABC-VEN method has been proven to assist Kendari City Hospital in identifying drug procurement priorities and reducing the risk of drug shortages, particularly for vital and essential drugs. This method also increases budget efficiency by focusing funds on the drugs most needed for patient care. The implementation of the ABC-VEN method at Kendari City Hospital provides benefits in drug logistics management, but faces challenges in data, human resources, budget, distribution, regulations, and the dynamics of drug demand. Conclusion: The Pharmacy Unit at Kendari City Hospital has integrated ABC and VEN grouping through the ABC–VEN matrix. This method is more effective in identifying drug procurement priorities than conventional methods. Through a combination of analysis (ABC) and (VEN), the pharmacy unit is able to determine which drugs truly receive high priority due to both budgetary value and medical urgency. ]]>
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