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- Title
患者の残薬に対する薬剤師の評価ーアンケートによる調査研究一.
- Authors
千葉百合香; 佐藤亜美
- Abstract
In Japan, there are increasing concerns over patients’ unused (leftover or unintentionally skipped) prescription drugs. Addressing this problem is regarded as important to ensure patients’ safety and reduce medical costs. The present study examined the recognition of patients’ unused prescription drugs among pharmacists through a questionnaire survey, involving 80 pharmacists of 29 insurance-covered dispensing pharmacies belonging to the Shinano Pharmacy Group (Niigata Prefecture), which is also the author’s workplace. Responses were obtained from 66 pharmacists (response rate: 82.5%). The results are summarized into 4 points: 1) The number of pharmacists considering the active management of unused prescription drugs as necessary was 45 (68%). The number of those considering such management as necessary, although its effect to reduce medical costs remained unclear was 14 (21%). 2) The number of pharmacists showing positive attitudes toward the disposal of unneeded prescription drugs was 59 (90%); most respondents supported this measure. 3) The number of pharmacists facing difficulty in promoting patients’ understanding when providing medication guidance to reduce unused prescription drugs was 49 (74%). Among these, 15 (23%) perceived that they appropriately provided medication guidance without any problem. 4) The number of pharmacists considering periodically confirming the presence/absence of unused prescription drugs as an effective approach to the disposal of unneeded prescription drugs was 53 (40.5%). The results revealed that most pharmacists consider it necessary to reduce patients’ unused (leftover or unintentionally skipped) prescription drugs as an important measure for patient safety assurance and medical cost reduction, adopting active management approaches.
- Publication
Pharmacometrics / Ōyō Yakuri (0300-8533), 2019, Vol 96, Issue 3/4, p71
- ISSN
0300-8533
- Publication type
Article