Sampling Investigation of the Situation of Rational Drug Use in China / 中国药房
China Pharmacy
;
(12)2005.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-533949
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To survey the habits of public drug use in China and its reasons and to put forward countermeasures so as to provide reference for government and decision-making department.METHODS:
From Nov. 2008 to Feb. 2009, questionnaire survey was adopted in 31 provincial administrative regions except for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. 26 000 questionnaires were collected and 1 100 physicians were interviewed. SPSS17.0 software was used to analyze 11 796 valid questionnaires statistically. The frequency of words used by physicians was counted.RESULTS:
The residents don’t have enough knowledge to support them to use medicine rationally. And they are not compliant with prescription but take medicine by arbitrariness. 44.88% of residents don’t buy medicines according to prescriptions and 74.39% don’t take medicine following treatment course, stop taking medicine once symptom relieve or change the category of drugs frequently.CONCLUSION:
The improvement of pharmaceutical market environment, enhancement of medication guide and popularization of medication knowledge can promote rational use of drug.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
China Pharmacy
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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