著者
中村 優 堀田 桂子 冨野 和子 原 周司
出版者
公益社団法人日本薬学会
雑誌
藥學雜誌 (ISSN:00316903)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.98, no.3, pp.382-385, 1978-03-25

It was found that the total mercury content of human growing hair had a tendency to decrease with the lapse of time. Long hair samples obtained from 252 females and 64 males, which were cut off at their scalp ends, were cut into 5 cm segments. Each segment was washed, dried, weighed, and its total mercury content was measured with a Zeeman-effect mercury analyzer. Distributions of total mercury along length of hair showed various patterns but, generally, the mean values of mercury content of the corresponding segments decreased in the order of scalp ends to the tips of hairs, regardless of sex or age. In order to clarify whether mercury escaped from growing hair with the lapse of time or whether mercury contamination of human body was progressing, which resulted in the increase of mercury content in the hair, hair samples obtained from 4 fixed persons were treated as above and stored, and then new hair samples from the same persons were obtained after the hair grew 5 cm, and the mercury content of the stored and new hair samples was compared. Its results indicated that mercury escaped from the growing hair with the lapse of time. From these facts measurement of the total mercury content in human hair should be carried out with samples cut at the scalp end and of a definite length.
著者
福澤 美佐 嘉村 基樹 国貞 和恵 萩原 淳 本田 久美代 持永 早希子 矢富 義信 原 周司 小野 信文 黒田 健
出版者
日本医療薬学会
雑誌
病院薬学 (ISSN:03899098)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.24, no.5, pp.499-507, 1998-10-10
被引用文献数
2

A questionnaire survey the patient's views regarding drug information was carried on 941 outpatients from April 24 to May 10, 1997 at Fukuoka University Hospital. As a resutlt that drug information and compliance counseling was found to have been given by physicians (73%). Pharmacists (9%), both(7%) and nurses (3%). Thirty-two% of the patients showed a good understanding of the counseling and could correctly identify their medicines. Most patiens who did not understand their medications very well wanted written information about the effects, side effects and drug interactions of the prescribed medicines. These patients requested physicians (75%), Pharmacists ( 13%) and both (9%) to give the drug information. These results indicate that the present drug counseling to the outpatients is not sufficient. Increasted efforts by pharmacists are therefore still needed to enable patients to obtain appropriate information and thereby improve the overall effectiveness of drug therapy.