%0 Journal Article
%T PHARMACY'S APPROACHES TO RAT£¿ONAL DRUG USE
%A Selma Alt£¿ndi£¿
%J -
%D 2019
%X Objective: Rational drug use is a process that requires effective, safe, economic implementation of drug treatment as well as rational behavior of drug use sides. The pharmacists who describe the use of the drug are also in the most effective place in the process. In this study, it was aimed to measure the level of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of pharmacists working in Sakarya province on rational drug use. Materials and methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was planned for this purpose. Data from 163 self-employed pharmacists who agreed to participate in the study were collected with a questionnaire. The data were then evaluated in the SPSS statistical program. Results: 55.3% of the pharmacists participating in the study were male and 44.7% were female. 35.8% of pharmacists are the most involved age range is 30-39. 57.9% of the pharmacists stated that they have 15 years or more of professional experience and 96% of them had 4 or six employees in the pharmacy. The most frequently used sources of information for pharmacists were RxMediaPharma (Interactive Drug Information Source) with 99.3%, internet resources with 43.7% and colleagues with 29.8%. The most common problems encountered by pharmacists in prescriptions are illegible handwriting with 78.9%. The most frequently consulted subject of patients to pharmacists was that to take the drug on as an hungry or full stomach (71.6%). 67.1% of the pharmacists stated that the storage conditions of the drugs were checked periodically and 32.9% of them were controlled automatically with the warning and calibration system. In addition, pharmacists stated that 73.5% of the patients were informed about the drug. It was found that 27 of the 100 prescriptions to the pharmacists were antibiotics and 49 out of every 100 prescriptions were painkillers. Conclusion: As a result, it is clear that pharmacists have a responsibility for informing the patient about the proper use of the prescribed medication and for motivating them to increase their orientation and enhance their compliance
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%U http://dergipark.org.tr/smj/issue/43872/517412