Comparison of Viewpoints and Awareness between Patients with and without a “Family Pharmacy”

Hayashi, Sei-ichiro; Hayase, Takahiko; Ikegami, N.; Kishino, Satoshi; Takeuchi, Koichi

doi:10.1248/yakushi.126.123

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“…In the factual survey report that describes “the vision of community pharmacies for patients” by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, one-half of patients do not habitually use a particular community pharmacy. Some reports indicate that only 10–20% of patients have a habitual community pharmacy 23,24. This shows that in Japan, it is considered extremely important to first instruct patients to obtain a regular community pharmacy.…”

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<p>Hospital–pharmacy cooperative training and drug-taking compliance in outpatients with chronic pain: a case–control study</p>

Uejima¹,

Hayasaka²,

Kato³

et al. 2019

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Purpose: Chronic pain is a common symptom that is suffered by 20% of the overall population in Japan. Although pharmacotherapy is critical for the treatment of chronic pain, there are no reports on the pharmacies. In the present study, we examined the effect of hospital–community pharmacy cooperative training on improving drug-taking compliance, pain relief, anxiety, insomnia, and motor function in patients with chronic pain. Patients and methods: The subject sample included 87 patients with chronic pain who were examined for the first time at the outpatient services department of Nihon University Itabashi Hospital. Patients were interviewed to obtain information regarding drugs used before and after the treatment, habitually used community pharmacies, presence of cooperative training with Itabashi Hospital, drug-taking compliance, and side effects. We compared treatment outcomes before and after consultation using the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), EuroQol Group measure (EQ-5D) for quality of life, Athens Insomnia Scale, and Locomo 25 scale for motor function. Results: In patients who used community pharmacies that perform training, drug-taking compliance was significantly better, and a significant improvement was observed in the scores of BPI, HADS Anxiety, Athens Insomnia, and Locomo 25. Conclusion: Pharmacotherapy is essential for the treatment of chronic pain. To this end, appropriate drugs with proper drug management guidance are indispensable. In this study, the use of community pharmacies that have undergone cooperative training with hospitals improves pain and anxiety. This is achieved through proper drug management guidance, shared awareness of drug information, and achievement of better drug-taking compliance. To improve the quality of treatment for chronic pain, involvement of community pharmacies such as by providing accurate information is essential. In the future, expanding cooperative training with hospitals may further help reassure patients, facilitate drug-taking, and improve the quality of treatment for chronic pain.

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<p>Hospital–pharmacy cooperative training and drug-taking compliance in outpatients with chronic pain: a case–control study</p>

Uejima¹,

Hayasaka²,

Kato³

et al. 2019

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Generics and fixed-dose combinations in cardiology: satisfaction analysis of pharmacists and cardiologists

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Doneva

Mitkova

et al. 2015

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The purpose of the study was to investigate doctors' and pharmacists' satisfaction with generic medicines and fixed-dose combinations in cardiology by applying the principles of the tetra-class analysis. The questionnaire was distributed among physicians and pharmacists to evaluate their satisfaction with important medicines' characteristics by classifying them in tetra-class groups. The principles of correspondence analysis were used as statistical methodology. The opinion of both cardiologists and pharmacists coincided in 8 out of the 28 elements of all generic medicines' and fixed-dose combinations' characteristics of satisfaction which were included in the questionnaire. The positive evaluation was more distinctive for doctors, whereas pharmacists were found to be slightly more negatively predisposed, which means that they have a higher risk of being dissatisfied. The tetra-class analysis was found to be suitable for the evaluation of satisfaction with generic medicines and fixed-dose combinations in cardiology. It allowed classification of their characteristics, based on their importance for pharmacists and physicians. The results showed that the opinions of doctors and pharmacists differed. Doctors were more satisfied with generic medicines, whereas the satisfaction with fixed-dose combinations was high in both groups of health care specialists.

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The Actual State of Medical Activities as “Home Pharmacy” Including Preventive Medicine in Community Pharmacy and Their Regional Differences

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To determine the``home pharmacy'' activities including preventive medicine in community pharmacies and their regional diŠerences, we conducted two questionnaire surveys of pharmacies belonging to the pharmacists' association in four areas, two metropolitan areas (Kita-tama area and Minato-ku in Tokyo) and two rural areas (Ueda-shi in Nagano and Aira-gun in Kagoshima) in 1998 and 2007. The questionnaire consisted of 42 questions including the scale and characteristics of the pharmacy, the oŠering of information to patients and information collection from patients, and activities related to home care medicine, environmental sanitation, and healthcare. Based on 14 factors in the questionnaire, an index of``Community Medicine Contributed by Home Pharmacies'' was evaluated to represent the extent of activity including preventive medicine in pharmacy. The median of the indexes in the four areas rose in 2007, and was the highest in Ueda-shi. However, the increase in the index was found to result from increases in activity related to clinical medicine such as the use of``Medication Notebooks'' and the circulation of``Pharmaceutical Instructions'' and did not result from increased activity related to preventive medicine. Factors to promote preventive medicine activity are discussed based on the data from Aira-gun where the greatest home care medicine activity occurred and from Ueda-shi where the greatest environmental sanitation and healthcare activities occurred.

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Comparison of Viewpoints and Awareness between Patients with and without a “Family Pharmacy”

Cited by 8 publications

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<p>Hospital–pharmacy cooperative training and drug-taking compliance in outpatients with chronic pain: a case–control study</p>

<p>Hospital–pharmacy cooperative training and drug-taking compliance in outpatients with chronic pain: a case–control study</p>

Generics and fixed-dose combinations in cardiology: satisfaction analysis of pharmacists and cardiologists

The Actual State of Medical Activities as “Home Pharmacy” Including Preventive Medicine in Community Pharmacy and Their Regional Differences

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