著者

西村 亜佐子 眞田 法子 鈴木 渉太 岡田 浩 芝田 信人

出版者

一般社団法人 日本プライマリ・ケア連合学会

雑誌

日本プライマリ・ケア連合学会誌 (ISSN:21852928)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.46, no.3, pp.117-120, 2023-09-20 (Released:2023-09-22)

参考文献数

14

---

日本では女性が健康に働き続けるための施策が十分ではない.また,女性自身のヘルスリテラシーが低く,女性特有の心身不調に関する情報へアクセスしづらい問題がある.この現状の中,地域の身近な医療者として薬局薬剤師が,体調に不安を感じる女性のファーストアクセスの場となることが期待される.そこで今回は薬学生を対象に,女性の健康について学ぶ機会を提供するため,女性ヘルスケアカフェを開催したので,これを報告する.

著者

岡田 浩 鈴木 渉太 西村 亜佐子 池田 裕美枝 阿部 圭子 中山 健夫

出版者

公益社団法人 日本薬学会

雑誌

YAKUGAKU ZASSHI (ISSN:00316903)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.141, no.11, pp.1275-1279, 2021-11-01 (Released:2021-11-01)

参考文献数

13

被引用文献数

1

---

Emergency contraceptive (EC) pills are used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse. Levonorgestrel is an EC pill, which has been only approved in Japan; it is more effective the sooner it is used after intercourse and safe without serious side effects. EC pills are already available at accessible community pharmacies in more than 90 countries around the world. In Japan, citizens have signed a petition calling for the sale of emergency contraceptives at community pharmacies. However, little is known about the thoughts of pharmacists who engage with patients and sell medicines at pharmacies. Therefore, we conducted a web-based cross-sectional survey to determine the level of preparation in community pharmacies and the awareness of pharmacists regarding the sale of EC pills. A total of 1338 pharmacists responded to the survey from November 7, 2020, to December 16, 2020. In terms of the level of preparation for selling EC pills at pharmacies, 1067 (83.9%) respondents cited “lack of preparation of medical questionnaires and explanatory materials”, and 975 (76.7%) respondents cited “lack of knowledge of pharmacists” as the most common reasons that were “barriers to EC pill sales at pharmacies”. In terms of confidence level, only 289 (22.7%) respondents were confident about conducting the necessary checks while administering medicine. On the other hand, 944 (74.3%) respondents agreed to be able to sell EC pills at their pharmacies. The survey revealed that most of the pharmacists who participated in the survey believe that it is possible to sell EC pills in pharmacies.