Changes in attitudes among Japanese patients after Pharmacist Law revision

Iihara, Naomi; Kurosaki, Yuji; Miyoshi, Chika; Takabatake, Kiyo; Morita, Satoru

doi:10.1007/s11096-007-9171-6

Cited by 2 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 19 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The Bungyo ratio(number of legal prescriptions as a percentage of the total number of prescriptions) obtained the following findings. Although previous studies reported similar results,12,13 settings of these studies were large hospitals or single centers.Our study revealed the current status of patientsʼ satisfaction and understanding of drug information in the primary care setting.First, most patients were shown to be satisfied with the current provision of information regarding antihypertensive drugs. However, problems were seen in their understanding of the information provided.…”

mentioning

confidence: 70%

“…Iihara et al reported that, since the enactment of this revision, drug information disclosure to patients by pharmacists has rapidly become common practice and, as a result, patientʼs compliance with instructions for medication use has improved. 12 However, this study was conducted in a university hospital setting and most patients had rare or severe diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, and malignancies. Therefore, it remains unclear whether this improvement trend is also present in community-based pharmacy setting.…”

Section: −10mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Status of Provision of Drug Information to Hypertensive Patients at Community-based Pharmacies

Watanabe

Nakamura

Matsumura³

et al. 2011

Gen. Med.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective The present study examined the status of the provision of drug information to hypertensive patients at community‐based pharmacies by evaluating patients' satisfaction, understanding, and wishes. Design A cross‐sectional study was conducted by surveying patients using a self‐administered questionnaire. Methods Three items were evaluated: 1) the level of patient satisfaction with provision of drug information; 2) the level of patient understanding of information provided on antihypertensive drugs; and, 3) patient wishes regarding provision of drug information. Results The level of satisfaction with provision of drug information was high (86.6%). Although patients were found to understand the precautions for use of antihypertensive drugs, their understanding of drug efficacy was insufficient. Also, patients wished to receive more explanation from pharmacists regarding the efficacy of drugs in addition to explanations of associated adverse reactions or precautions for use of the drugs. Conclusions Hypertensive patients were highly satisfied with the provision of drug information at community‐based pharmacies, but did not show sufficient understanding of the efficacy of antihypertensive drugs, an issue to be addressed in the future by pharmacists in their instructions to patients on the use of drugs.

show abstract

mentioning

confidence: 70%

Section: −10mentioning

confidence: 99%