THE IMPORTANCE OF APPROPRIATE DRUG ADMINISTRATION: GUIDANCE FOR AEROSOL DRUGS

• Published in: JIBI INKOKA TEMBO Vol. 55; no. Supplement1; pp. s60 - s64
• Main Authors: Tazawa, Yuki, Noda, Toshihiro, Kumai, Megumi, Takahashi, Masayuki, Yoshiyama, Yuji, Inoue, Naonori, Takimoto, Mizue, Kohata, Akiko, Hirano, Takuya, Saito, Yoshinari, Kato, Yukiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Society of Oto-rhino-laryngology Tokyo 2012; 耳鼻咽喉科展望会
• Subjects: beclomethasone dipropionate; drug administration guidance; nasal spray; ベクロメタゾンプロピオン酸エステル; 服薬指導; 点鼻薬
• ISSN: 0386-9687; 1883-6429
• DOI: 10.11453/orltokyo.55.s60

To provide patients with appropriate drug administration guidance depending on their different backgrounds is one of the most important responsibilities of a pharmacist. The guidance ensures patients' understanding of the correct usage and precautions for each particular drug, which is the key in obtaining the maximal medicinal effect. For the use of aerosol drugs that require accurate operation, an instruction sheet with a list of precautions is provided from the pharmaceutical companies, however, there remains a problem that supplementary explanations are not adequately performed by a pharmacist to suit the background of each particular patient. To overcome this problem, we developed an explanatory tool and a drug administration guidance support tool for pharmacists to explain the appropriate usage to patients. We also examined the appropriateness of the drug administration guidance when these tools were used. The use of both the patient explanation tool and drug administration guidance support tool resulted in an increased number of patients understanding the appropriate usage method. This lead to a decrease in left-over drugs and improved compliance. Furthermore, patients were able to continue use of the drugs, therefore it can be expected that patient symptoms improve over a shorter time span. In conclusion, this study strongly indicated that appropriate drug administration guidance plays an important role in improving the medicinal effects of drugs for patients.