The effect of one-dose package on medication adherence for the elderly care in Japan.
Deterioration of the medication adherence for elderly could result in wasteful medical expenditure in a long-term span as well as aggravating the patient's medical condition. Objective: This study surveyed the effect of onedose package medication made up by a pharmacist on the patient's behavior tow...
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Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas
2009
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| Sumario: | Deterioration of the medication adherence for
elderly could result in wasteful medical expenditure
in a long-term span as well as aggravating the
patient's medical condition.
Objective: This study surveyed the effect of onedose
package medication made up by a pharmacist
on the patient's behavior towards medication, what
is expected to be one of the measures to improve
the medication adherence for elderly.
Methods: With support activity of the Pharmacist
Association in Ueda-city in Nagano Prefecture,
Japan, the survey form of one-dose package was
sent to 86 pharmacy directors located in Ueda-city.
Results: The most frequent reasons of one dose
packaging was �Patient�s request� though, �Large
number of doses�, �Prevent the improper drug use�
and �Improved medication adherence� which is
considered that the pharmacists are willing to utilize
one dose package for patient�s care in order to
improve the medication adherence were chosen as
well. The influences of one dose package for
patient�s medication adherence were very positive,
and most answers indicated that medication
adherence was improved.
Conclusion: It is noticed that the pharmacists were
willing to dispense one dose packaging by own
decision, not physician�s order, in order to improve
the medication adherence, prevent improper drug
use and optimize the medication therapy. It is also
noticed that there are great improvement of
patient�s compliance by one dose package, and
patients felt advantage to reduce the improper drug
use as well. |
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