著者
桐生 嘉浩 本間 直美 吉野 多栄子 村井 ユリ子 祖父江 展 佐藤 良智
出版者
一般社団法人日本医薬品情報学会
雑誌
医薬品情報学 (ISSN:13451464)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.19, no.1, pp.8-16, 2017-05-31 (Released:2017-06-16)
参考文献数
13

Objective: Numerous new drugs have been developed in recent years, making the available types of prescription drugs quite diverse, with increasingly more complex drug interactions.  From an operations support system perspective, hospitals that cannot incorporate a large-scale custom-order system because of financial or use-efficiency limitations have no choice but to rely on commercial products.  However, this leaves many problems unsolved, such as functional restrictions and limited specifications.  In this study, we used Microsoft®Visual Basic®for Application (VBA) to develop an economical drug discrimination system suited to our situation and equipped with original function from the perspective of clinical pharmacists.Design: System design and development.Methods: We prototyped the system in VBA and used Microsoft®Excel®to create Query Tables.  The utility of the new system was evaluated based on drug discrimination output and time required in each process.Results: The new system is capable of inter-database communication and automated data analysis and uses drop-down lists of pre-defined options for data input in many places.  Compared with the conventional method, the new system enabled us to significantly reduce the average time needed to input and confirm data by as much as 61.9%.  This indicates that the new system can considerably reduce the time required for completing time-intensive processes and is also useful in preparing highly precise drug discrimination reports.Conclusion: Based on the results obtained so far, the new, original system, developed with zero design or development costs, is more efficient and offers more reliable information in the clinical setting than the conventional system.  As a result, we are able to maintain operational quality and reduce the amount of time required for drug discrimination.
著者
村上 雅裕 桂木 聡子 行廣 佳奈 大野 雅子 天野 学 森山 雅弘
出版者
一般社団法人日本医薬品情報学会
雑誌
医薬品情報学 (ISSN:13451464)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.17, no.3, pp.133-139, 2015 (Released:2015-12-18)
参考文献数
7

Objective: Along with the globalization of the Japanese economy, the number of international students in Japan has gradually increased.  Under these circumstances, international students to visit pharmacies for self-medication are expected to increase.  Thus, we carried out a questionnaire survey on international students conducting self-medication using non-prescription drugs, and examined its problem.Method: To clarify the status of self-medication using OTC drugs by students studying abroad, multiple-choice and free description-style questionnaire sheets written in Japanese or English were distributed to 30 international students based in Kobe City.  The sheets were independently completed by the students, excluding those who had difficulty in sufficiently comprehending the questions and required the researcher’s oral explanations for assistance.Result: While 90.0% of the respondents answered that they occasionally use non-prescription drugs in their own countries, only 60.0% answered that they had experience of purchasing the drugs in Japan.  When purchasing OTC drugs, 15.2% faced <difficulty in reading> instructions printed on their packages.  While 30.0% regarded <pharmacists’ advice> as important to purchase appropriate drugs in their home countries, only 23.3% sought such advice in Japan.Conclusion: These results revealed a tendency for international students to purchase OTC drugs following pharmacists’ advice less frequently in Japan than in their home countries despite their literacy difficulties.  In the future, we hope to examine issues such as possible active communication by pharmacists and the drugstore structure, so as to promote self-medication through purchasing drugs at Japanese pharmacies.  As a result, we hope to contribute to making Japanese pharmacies more foreign user-friendly in a real sense.
著者
椎 崇 井口 巴樹 黒田 明平 鈴木 真理香 島﨑 珠美 三巻 祥浩
出版者
一般社団法人 日本医薬品情報学会
雑誌
医薬品情報学 (ISSN:13451464)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.25, no.1, pp.24-30, 2023-05-30 (Released:2023-05-31)
参考文献数
10

Objective: Sennosides A and B, which are dianthrone glycosides contained in Rhubarb and Senna Leaf, exhibit laxative effect. Although a number of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs used as laxatives contain Rhubarb or Rhubarb and Senna Leaf, the total amounts of sennosides A and B are not mentioned in the package insert. To determine the total amounts of sennosides A and B in OTC drugs containing Rhubarb or Rhubarb and Senna Leaf, quantitative analyses of sennosides A and B were performed for 24 OTC drugs.Methods: Sennosides A and B were extracted from 24 OTC drugs and quantitatively analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. Statistical analyses were carried out by a one-way analysis of variance followed by Dunnett's test or Tukey's test.Results: The OTC drugs contained sennosides A and B in the range of 1.5-10 mg in the minimum daily dosage and in the range of 2.7-17 mg in the maximum daily dosage. In 11 of the OTC drugs (Products Nos. 1-5, 11, 12, and 15-18), the maximum daily dosage contained almost equal or higher amounts of sennosides A and B compared to that in a tablet of the prescription medicine Pursennid® 12 mg. Furthermore, the amounts of sennosides A and B in the maximum daily dosage were significantly higher in products Nos. 1 and 11 and lower in products Nos. 8-10, 14, and 20-24 compared to those of a tablet of Pursennid® 12 mg.Conclusion: Although some OTC drugs have the same Rhubarb content, the total amounts of sennosides A and B can vary. Thus,there is no correlation between the Rhubarb content and total amounts of sennosides A and B. This is because of the inconsistent quality of Rhubarb and/or the differences in the manufacturing methods of the OTC drugs containing Rhubarb. Because the total amounts of sennosides A and B cannot be estimated based on the Rhubarb content, a constipated patient should start taking an OTC drug containing Rhubarb at the minimum daily dosage. It is also recommended that the total amounts of sennosides A and B are mentioned in the package insert of OTC drugs containing Rhubarb or Rhubarb and Senna Leaf.
著者
森次 幸男 柴 英幸 福井 元子 西馬 信一
出版者
一般社団法人 日本医薬品情報学会
雑誌
医薬品情報学 (ISSN:13451464)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.24, no.1, pp.38-65, 2022-05-31 (Released:2022-06-11)
参考文献数
16

Objective: To identify the organizational structure and medical contributions of Medical Affairs/Medical Science Liaison (MA/MSL) and its impact on the spread of the coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) infection.Method: We conducted a web-based survey for 45 pharmaceutical companies based in Japan. The outcome of 43 questions related to organizational structure, business activities, key performance indicators (KPI), and indicators of medical contribution were analyzed and compared.Results: Responses were received from 43 pharmaceutical companies (95.6%; 26 Japanese and 17 foreign). The total number of MSLs exceeded 1,000 with an average of 30.1 MSLs/company. MSLs supervised an average of 21.8/MSL Key Opinion Leaders/Key Thought Leaders (KOLs/KTLs). There were eight MSL organizations per company on average, and Phase II/III had the most number of MSL organizations. Further, 22 companies (56.4%) had MSL organizations in the oncology area. All the companies were independent from departments mainly engaged in "sales and promotion activities," and the most common KPI was “collection insight from KOL/KTL.” Despite having medical qualifications and highly specialized degrees, training was provided continuously to improve expertise. Based on the life cycle of products, Japanese companies are promoting evidence generation and medical events with KOL/KTL supported by internal and external insights and foreign companies are promoting medical-education activities. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of “in person” activities have significantly decreased and that of "online" activities have increased considerably, and this trend might continue even after the end of the pandemic.Conclusion: The organizational structure and medical contribution of MA/MSL are partially different between Japanese and foreign companies. MSL continued to increase; however, the organization and activities were affected by the product.
著者
田中 博之 篠原 悦子 佐藤 光利 石井 敏浩
出版者
Japanese Society of Drug Informatics
雑誌
医薬品情報学 (ISSN:13451464)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.18, no.1, pp.1-6, 2016 (Released:2016-06-13)
参考文献数
22

Objective: The aim of this study was to review cautionary statements regarding hypersensitivity to drugs with a moiety similar to sulfonamide on Japanese package inserts.Methods: From approved drugs listed as of March 2015, we selected those with a moiety similar to sulfonamide and examined their therapeutic categories, together with the presence or absence, location, and wording of cautionary statements regarding usage, and matters pertaining to a history of drug hypersensitivity that was not limited to sulfonamide, on the package inserts.Results: We extracted 73 drugs (65 components) that included a moiety similar to sulfonamide.  Their therapeutic categories were diverse, and 39 (53.4%) had cautionary statements about hypersensitivity caused by a moiety similar to sulfonamide.  Among these 39 drugs, the cautionary statements were located in different sections (Contraindication 31, Careful Administration 4, and Important Precautions 4).  The cautionary statements showed differences in wording according to the individual drugs or positions.  For 10 of the drugs, information pertaining to a history of drug hypersensitivity not limited to sulfonamide was provided.Conclusion: Medical staff should recognize that package inserts are not standardized with regard to cautionary statements about hypersensitivity caused by moieties similar to sulfonamide, and that it is necessary to predict or judge the likelihood of cross-hypersensitivity reaction to such moieties on the basis of their chemical structure.  In addition, it is necessary to carefully observe the clinical condition of individual patients who are receiving drugs that have a moiety similar to sulfonamide.
著者
今井 俊吾 山田 武宏 西村 あや子 沖 洋充 熊井 正貴 宮本 剛典 笠師 久美子 井関 健
出版者
Japanese Society of Drug Informatics
雑誌
医薬品情報学 (ISSN:13451464)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.16, no.4, pp.169-178, 2015 (Released:2015-03-10)
参考文献数
13

Objective: To attain optimal blood concentration rapidly, it is needed to perform initial dose setting appropriately when vancomycin (VCM) used.  In order to design initial dose settings of VCM more currently, we compared the predictive performance of two types of VCM therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) analysis software retrospectively.Method: We utilized two TDM analysis software, SHIONOGI-VCM-TDM ver.2009 (VCM-TDM) and “Vancomycin MEEK TDM analysis software Ver. 2.0” (MEEK), based on patient’s background. 112 patients who received VCM and performed TDM were analyzed during the period from October 2011 through September 2012 and compared the actual trough level with the predictive trough level.  The predictive performance was evaluated by calculating ME (mean prediction error), MAE (mean absolute prediction error), and RMSE (root mean squared error).  Age, gender, and a renal function were evaluated as patient’s background.Results: VCM-TDM gave good predictive performance for patients overall.  When classified patient’s background complexly (sex, age, and renal function), as for male patients, VCM-TDM showed good predictive performance except for the group over 65 years old and CCr over 85 mL/min.  For female patients, the difference of predictive performance was not accepted by all groups.Conclusion: These results suggest, for male patients, we should use VCM-TDM for initial dose settings except for the group over 65 years old and over CCr 85 mL/min.  For the other patients, we consider that both of software can be used.  These new findings seem to contribute to proper dosage settings of VCM.
著者
冨田 猛 野崎 晃 宇田 篤史 山本 和宏 西岡 達也 久米 学 槇本 博雄 矢野 育子 平井 みどり
出版者
Japanese Society of Drug Informatics
雑誌
医薬品情報学 (ISSN:13451464)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.19, no.1, pp.1-7, 2017-05-31 (Released:2017-06-16)
参考文献数
10

Objective: When responding to questions regarding drug-drug interaction by the medical staff of our hospital, pharmacists previously collected information using some drug databases from Japan and the United States.  The aim of this study was to construct a search system for interaction information using drug databases from both Japan and the United States for streamlining questions and answers regarding drug-drug interaction.Methods: Using the drug databases from Japan and the United States, we collected information on the interaction pertaining to drugs prescribed at Kobe University Hospital.  This information was further assessed for consistency.  Furthermore, we constructed an original search system for interaction information for streamlining questions and answers regarding drug-drug interaction.Results: The difference between information obtained from the databases from Japan and the United States was apparent.  Thus, we concluded that it was necessary to obtain interaction information via a database search that included information from both the countries.  Therefore, our original interaction search system was reconstructed with interaction information collected using databases from both the countries.  We compared the response to questions regarding the previous and present methods using our original search system for interaction information; the time required to obtain the responses was 5.89 and 3.09 min, respectively, and it took lesser time for providing responses than the previous method.Conclusion: We evaluated the usefulness of the original search system for interaction information.  We found that the original system provides a more rapid response to questions compared with the previous method.  We are considering a further upgrade and update for the original system by adding information on drugs not prescribed by our hospital.
著者
五十嵐 敏明 今野 彩 塚本 仁 矢野 良一 渡辺 享平 中村 敏明 政田 幹夫 後藤 伸之
出版者
一般社団法人 日本医薬品情報学会
雑誌
医薬品情報学 (ISSN:13451464)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.20, no.2, pp.66-71, 2018-08-31 (Released:2018-09-12)
参考文献数
10

Objective: We have developed an automatic vigilance system (AVS) that automatically reports adverse drug reactions (ADR) based on laboratory finding abnormalities and symptom keywords in electronic medical records. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of detecting ADR using AVS on medical treatment. Methods: In AVS, drugs and their ADR signals, which would be detected and reported by AVS to pharmacists, were defined. Pharmacists evaluated the severity of these signals to identify whether these signals should be discussed with the doctor, continued to be followed up, or ignored. We investigated detection of ADR at University of Fukui Hospital between April 2016 and March 2017 along with whether prescriptions were modified because of ADR and the contribution of AVS. Assuming that ADR had worsened without appropriate treatment, medical expenses needed for treating severe ADR were calculated. Results: In total, 325 signals were defined for 146 drugs. There were 9,103 ADR signals confirmed by pharmacists for 8,531 subjects. Of these, 12 and 164 signals were discussed with the doctor and continuously observed, respectively. The pharmacist's suggestions based on AVS led to prescription modifications in 10 cases, corresponding to a reduction of 2.56 million yen in medical expenses in the event that these cases become severe. Conclusion: AVS assisted prescription revisions because of ADR and is thought to contribute to the prevention of worsening of ADR and reduction of medical expenses.
著者
面谷 幸子 石坂 敏彦 井上 美樹 安井 友佳子 長井 克仁 初田 泰敏 向井 淳治 名徳 倫明
出版者
Japanese Society of Drug Informatics
雑誌
医薬品情報学 (ISSN:13451464)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.20, no.1, pp.12-19, 2018 (Released:2018-06-16)
参考文献数
11

Objective: In conjunction with the introduction of medical fees for pharmaceutical practices in hospital wards, the pharmacy department at Sakai City Medical Center has solely managed PREAVOID and reported the results to the Japan Society of Hospital Pharmacists (JSHP) since 2012.  We investigated the pharmacological management being performed by pharmacists and what knowledge is necessary for the super-aged society according to our PREAVOID reports.Methods: We totaled and analyzed the PREAVOID preventive reports (pattern 2) that were reported to JSHP from April 2014 to March 2016.Results: Elderly people had the highest number of PREAVOID reports (p<0.001).  “Transcription error and incorrect prescription” was the most common cause, followed by “special condition (impaired renal function, etc.)” and “overdose.”  Regarding the elderly generation, the number of reports in the 2-year period was the highest for “special condition” (173 cases, 5.30% ?? ), which was 3.69-times the number for adults (p<0.001).  These results demonstrate that involvement of pharmacists is indispensable for pharmacotherapeutics in generations with greatly differing drug metabolic functions.Conclusion: This survey revealed that adverse effects were caused by inadequate medication.  As “pharmaceutical management” was involved in most reports, these results indicate that it is important to manage pharmaceuticals in hospital wards.  It is possible to improve pharmacological knowledge by sharing and utilizing the analysis results of these PREAVOID reports in order to appropriately medicate elderly patients.  According to this study, pharmacists play a crucial role in medication of the elderly.
著者
飯嶋 久志 大澄 朋香
出版者
一般社団法人日本医薬品情報学会
雑誌
医薬品情報学 (ISSN:13451464)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.18, no.1, pp.22-32, 2016 (Released:2016-06-13)
参考文献数
104

Objective: Clinical articles are important for individualization of drug therapy.  Especially, meta-analysis is positioned at the highest evidence level.  Therefore, we assessed the Quality Score of Meta-Analysis (QSMA) which provides simple assessments of both the quality and the format of meta-analyses, by applying them to incretin-related drugs as a model.  Furthermore, we attempted to extract clinical data from the literature employing a certain minimum standard.Method: We searched for meta-analyses of incretin-related drugs for diabetes in PubMed and the Cochrane Library, scoring the extracted articles for format using PRISMA statements, and for quality using QSMA.  Additionally, we classified these articles into two groups with a QSMA score of 70% as the basis, and verified the analysis sets (ITT, FAS, PP or APT) and sensitivity analysis.  Furthermore, we looked into those articles that scored 70% or higher to extract data that were deemed to have significant statistical differences.Results: Scoring of the 66 articles studied yielded 69.9±19.4% (mean ± SD) for format and 62.1±17.8% for quality.  These two variables produced a regression line of y=0.777x+7.834.  Comparison of the two groups classified on the basis of a 70% score on QSMA yielded a significant difference in sensitivity analysis only (p<0.05).  Seven effects and five side effects were extracted from articles with a QSMA score of 70% or higher.Conclusion: Although QSMA can provide simple assessment of quality and structure using eight items, analysis sets needs to be verified individually.  As the articles assessed provided statistically endorsed data, the clinical application of QSMA will be an issue in the future.
著者
倉田 佳奈 高橋 由佳 岩崎 后穂 朴 京子 小山 慎一 日比野 治雄 山下 純
出版者
一般社団法人日本医薬品情報学会
雑誌
医薬品情報学 (ISSN:13451464)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.18, no.4, pp.223-234, 2016-02-28 (Released:2017-03-17)
参考文献数
9

Objective: Instructions contained in over-the-counter medicine package inserts can be hard to read because of the limited printing space.  Pictograms are one means of helping users to understand important information.  However, few pictogram systems have been reliably and validly evaluated.  Therefore, a new method was developed to improve the clarity of each illustration and the legitimacy as a pictogram for conveying information important.Methods: Four creators developed 69 illustrations, each of which expressed one of 24 instructions in the package insert of an H2 blocker.  In a survey, participants (449 university undergraduate and graduate students and 103 pharmacy users) were asked to describe the possible meaning of each illustration and to provide their personal suggestions for improvement.  To evaluate comprehension of information, each instruction was broken into two or three different parts.  Comprehension level was calculated by: (number of people who answered correctly) × 100 / (total number of respondents).  Existing pictograms were included to compare comprehension levels for the same instructions.Results: Using 67% as the minimum standard for comprehension, we classified each illustration into one of three categories: “no need for improvement,” “need for partial improvement,” and “need for total improvement.”  The students and pharmacy users tended to accurately interpret the possible meanings of illustrations that were familiar to them.Conclusion: Breaking one instruction of the package insert into a few important pieces of information was useful for determining the level of improvement needed for each illustration.  Evaluating how well each illustration conveys important information in the instructions through two steps was also beneficial, which are to improve the illustration’s clarity with students and its legitimacy among pharmacy users for fulfilling the intended functions of a pictogram.
著者
江角 悟 佐藤 智昭 黒田 智 河崎 陽一 名倉 弘哲 北村 佳久 千堂 年昭
出版者
一般社団法人日本医薬品情報学会
雑誌
医薬品情報学 (ISSN:13451464)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.18, no.2, pp.72-80, 2016 (Released:2016-09-27)
参考文献数
15

Objective: In drug treatment for pregnant and lactating women, pharmacists need to contribute to adequate drug treatment by collecting much information from various sources.  However, it takes much time to collect information using plural sources.  In this study, we tried to develop a database system which enables expeditiously collecting the domestic and foreign drug use criteria information in order to streamline collecting information for pregnant and lactating women.  In addition, we assessed the utility of the database by comparing the time to collect information using the database to that using each information source and the usability by questionnaires.Methods: We developed a database system that integrates drug information from the FDA Pregnancy Category, Australian categories for prescribing medicines in pregnancy, “Drugs in Pregnancy & Lactation,” and Japanese package inserts.  For assessment of the usability of the database, we assessed the time required to collect information and subjective evaluation using the five-method questionnaires.Results: The database significantly reduced the time needed for collecting criteria information and made it possible to compile the information simultaneously from various sources.  The questionnaire survey showed that over 80% of pharmacists and students were satisfied with the database.Conclusion: It is suggested that our database system is useful to efficiently collect drug use criteria information for pregnant and lactating women.
著者
野口 義紘 齊藤 康介 江崎 宏樹 臼井 一将 加藤 未紗 舘 知也 寺町 ひとみ
出版者
一般社団法人日本医薬品情報学会
雑誌
医薬品情報学 (ISSN:13451464)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.17, no.4, pp.192-198, 2016 (Released:2016-03-19)
参考文献数
29
被引用文献数
3

Objective: Antiplatelet therapy is useful for infraction prevention.  But, in elderly patients, adverse events are easily observed, owing to the decrease in metabolism and excretion of drugs.  Furthermore, applying guidelines for medical care of each disease does not necessarily result in good conclusions.  Therefore, we used Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report database and assessed safety signals with signal detection about adverse events developed by the antiplatelet therapy in the elderly patients.Methods: We analyzed all adverse events reported on ticlopidine hydrochloride that should be carefully administered, and clopidogrel, bisulfate and aspirin that are recommended as the alternative drugs.  We used the proportional reporting ratio for a safety index of drugs.Results: While some adverse events were expressed in only ticlopidine hydrochloride, bleeding signal was detected in all the subject agents.  In addition, onset risk of ticlopidine hydrochloride was found to be the lowest value.  Moreover, adverse events expressed in clopidogrel bisulfate and aspirin were of a wide-variety compared with ticlopidine hydrochloride.Conclusion: It is necessary to carefully administer not only ticlopidine hydrochloride but also the alternative drugs to the elderly patients as indicated, and there is a need to pay careful attention to administration of the alternative drugs.
著者
大嶋 繁 小田 藍 根本 英一 土橋 朗 小林 大介 齋藤 侑也 白幡 晶
出版者
一般社団法人 日本医薬品情報学会
雑誌
医薬品情報学 (ISSN:13451464)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.11, no.2, pp.66-75, 2009

<b>Objective </b>: There are two types of studies on the relationship between adverse events and genetic background and the relationship between constitution and genetic background.  To investigate the relationship between adverse events and constitution retrospectively, we first reviewed the appearance of the constitution responsible for the adverse events in the relevant sources of information.<br><b>Methods </b>: Fifty two pharmaceutical interview sheets, 150 case reports and two manuals; "jyudaina fukusayou kaihi notameno fukuyaku sidou jyouhousyu", "jyutoku fukusayou sikanbetu manual" were selected for review.<br><b>Results </b>: Fourteen items about the constitution were found in the pharmaceutical interview sheets.  No items about the constitution were found in the case reports and manuals.<br><b>Conclusion </b>: Rules for the preparation of pharmaceutical interview sheets and case reports to use the constitution information is necessary for retrospective analysis of this issue.
著者
服部 慈久 岡本 有紀子 中村 康夫 紙本 薫 鈴村 宏
出版者
一般社団法人日本医薬品情報学会
雑誌
医薬品情報学 (ISSN:13451464)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.17, no.3, pp.164-168, 2015 (Released:2015-12-18)
参考文献数
5

Objective: When vehicular accidents occur as a result of impaired consciousness etc., because of adverse drug reactions, there is a risk that third parties may be harmed.  Till date, at Nagoya City East Medical Center (hereinafter, our hospital), the warnings about driving motor vehicles while taking drugs has varied depending on the doctor or pharmacist who provides the guidance.  Therefore, throughout our hospital, we aimed to standardize these warnings and to introduce measures to strictly enforce them.Methods: Among all the drugs used at our hospital, we identified those with warnings on the package insert about driving motor vehicles and classified them in accordance with “The Drug Administration Guidance Criteria Regarding the Driving of Vehicles,” created by our hospital on the basis of descriptions on the package insert and the level of risk of taking drugs.  We then standardized the warnings about driving motor vehicles while taking drugs, throughout our hospital.Results: Of the 1,416 drugs used at our hospital, we identified 294 (21%) with warnings about driving motor vehicles on the package insert, and more than half of these (158 drugs) had warnings about the prohibition of driving motor vehicles on the package insert.  As a result of classifying the drugs according to “The Drug Administration Guidance Criteria Regarding the Driving of Vehicles,” we identified 53 drugs with warnings about the prohibition of driving motor vehicles.  By the classification of the level of risk of taking drugs while driving motor vehicles and the hospital-wide standardization of the warnings about driving motor vehicles while taking drugs, we are now able to provide drug administration guidance in the form of warnings that are customized to the level of risk of using each drug.Conclusion: These measures have clarified the level of risk of taking each drug and warnings about driving motor vehicles while taking them.  In the future, we intend to cooperate with local pharmacies to intervene in the prescription of drugs outside well as inside hospitals.
著者
北澤 京子 佐藤 正惠 渡邊 清高 山本 美智子
出版者
一般社団法人 日本医薬品情報学会
雑誌
医薬品情報学 (ISSN:13451464)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.21, no.3, pp.109-115, 2019-11-30 (Released:2019-12-25)
参考文献数
12
被引用文献数
2

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine information quality by quantitatively evaluating newspaper stories on drug therapy using the “Media Doctor” instrument.Methods: A database search was conducted to extract newspaper stories on drug therapy published between July 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. Two evaluators independently evaluated each story using the “Media Doctor” instrument. Each of the 10 evaluation criteria were rated as “satisfactory” or “not satisfactory.” When the content of the story was not suitable for the evaluation criteria, it was regarded as “not applicable”.Results: Fifty-nine news stories (Asahi: 13, Mainichi: 8, Nikkei: 8, Sankei: 14, Yomiuri: 16) were included. The median number of evaluation criteria that the two evaluators judged as “satisfactory” was 5. The proportions of stories that the two evaluators judged as satisfactory were “1. availability,” 73%; “2. novelty,” 66%; “3. alternatives,” 39%; “4. disease mongering,” 58%; “5. evidence,” 32%; “6. quantification of benefits,” 31%; “7. harm,” 41%; “8. cost,” 22%; “9. sources of information/conflict of interest,” 12%; and “10. headline,” 66%. Conversely, the proportions of stories judged as “not satisfactory” were “1. availability,” 0%; “2. novelty,” 5%; “3. alternatives,” 12%; “4. disease mongering,” 8%; “5. evidence,” 24%; “6. quantification of benefits,” 29%; “7. harm,” 41%; “8. cost,”44%; “9. sources of information/conflict of interest,” 32%; and “10. headline,” 12%.Conclusion: These results suggest that the quality of newspaper stories are insufficient as drug information in terms of the validity of its scientific evidence.
著者
長尾 知生子 鎌田 真由美 中津井 雅彦 深川 明子 片山 俊明 川島 秀一 水口 賢司 安倍 理加
出版者
一般社団法人 日本医薬品情報学会
雑誌
医薬品情報学 (ISSN:13451464)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.24, no.4, pp.187-195, 2023-02-28 (Released:2023-04-07)
参考文献数
8

Objective: Pharmaceutical documents such as the common technical document, package inserts (PIs), and interview forms (IFs) are available at the website of the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency. However, because these documents were created with an emphasis on human readability in paper form, it is difficult to use the information included and interoperate these documents with computers. Using IFs, we will investigate how to structure pharmaceutical documents in the AI era to achieve both human and machine readability.Design/Methods: The IFs of arbitrary selected ten drugs were structured into Resource Description Framework (RDF) according to the Drug Interview Form Description Guidelines 2018 (updated version in 2019). The data were manually extracted from the IFs and entered into a spreadsheet before being converted to RDF by a written script. The PIs were converted to RDF in addition to the IFs. To examine the linkage with external databases, IDs in ChEMBL, which is a manually curated database of bioactive molecules with drug-like properties, were embedded in the RDF.Results: We demonstrated that the conversion of IFs and PIs into RDF makes it possible to easily retrieve the corresponding part of the PIs cited in the IFs. Furthermore, we quickly obtained the relevant data from ChEMBL, demonstrating the feasibility of linking IFs with an external database. Our attempt to RDFization of IFs is expected to encourage the development of web applications for healthcare professionals and the development of datasets for AI development.Conclusion: We could easily interoperate IFs with other pharmaceutical documents and an external database by converting IFs into RDF following the description guidelines. However, problems such as how to deal with items that were not described in the description guidelines were indicated. We hope that discussions will grow based on this effort and that related industries will move toward accomplishing effective use of these documents.