Abstract
Objectives:To investigate the rational use of drugs from patient’s perspective.Methods:This study was conducted at the Afyon Kocatepe University Training and Research Hospital between February and March 2013. Data were collected with a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and Chi-Square test were used.Results:About 54% (n=419) of participants reported that they used drugs without the advice of a physician. The 19-24 age group, secondary and high school graduates, and students used drugs more often without consulting a physician (P < 0.05). Participants that used drugs after consulting a physician did not fully use the drugs as recommended by the physician, and physicians did not give patients adequate information about prescribed drug(s). 72% of participants stored drug(s) at home.Conclusions:Rational use of drugs is not completely achieved. Certain patient groups and even physicians are closer to being a part of the irrational use of drugs.
Highlights
Drugs, as technological products, are of great importance in public health in terms of the prevention of disease and in fighting disease.[1]
We found that the participants who used drugs after consulting a physician did not fully use their drugs as recommended by the physician in terms of doses, period, and consultation with the physician when drug side effects developed
This study reveals that Rational use of drugs (RUD) is not entirely achieved
Summary
As technological products, are of great importance in public health in terms of the prevention of disease and in fighting disease.[1] it is essential to ensure rational use of this valuable resource. Rational use of drugs (RUD) was defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “Patients receive medications appropriate to their clinical needs, in doses that meet their own individual requirements, for an adequate period of time, and at the lowest cost to them and their community”.2. Physicians, health care workers, patients, manufacturers and pharmacies create human sources of IRUD. We concentrated on the patients and aimed to investigate the RUD from the patient perspective. Analyses were made with the SPSS 18.0 (SPSS, Chicago, IL) package program Both descriptive statistics and Chi-Square test were used. A p value below 0.05 was accepted as statistically significant
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