GPs' views on patient drug use and the pharmacist's role in DRP management.
Pharm World Sci
; 32(5): 562-5, 2010 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to examine general practitioners' (GPs') views on (1) patients' drug-related problems (DRPs) and noncompliance and (2) the role of pharmacy practitioners in DRP management.METHOD:
A brief questionnaire was designed and distributed to 224 GPs in Sweden.RESULTS:
Totally 152 GPs responded (68%). Most felt that pharmacy practitioners could improve patients' drug use by identifying DRPs. A majority of the GPs also found presentations and analyses of their local pharmacies' DRP documentation valuable. According to the GPs' experiences, adverse drug effects and therapy failure were the most salient problems in patients' drug use. Half of the doctors believed that 50-75% of their patients were compliant with their prescribed drug treatments. A majority of the GPs found a 75-95% degree of compliance acceptable.CONCLUSION:
The surveyed GPs demonstrated very positive attitudes towards the role of pharmacy practitioners in improving patients' drug use and managing DRPs. The GPs realised that many patients were not compliant with their prescribed drug treatments and accepted an imperfect compliance.
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Assunto principal:
Farmacêuticos
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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde
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Uso de Medicamentos
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Conduta do Tratamento Medicamentoso
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Clínicos Gerais
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Relações Interprofissionais
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pharm World Sci
Assunto da revista:
FARMACIA
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TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
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