著者
本間 秀彰 橋本 義人 宮崎 信義 松本 隆亜 佐々木 希吉
出版者
日本医療薬学会
雑誌
医療薬学 (ISSN:1346342X)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.33, no.5, pp.457-462, 2007-05-10
参考文献数
24
被引用文献数
3 5

To ascertain the use of health foods by patients and the associated problems, we asked 364 patients who brought prescriptions to our pharmacy to fill out a questionnaire. The questions asked aimed to determine the percentage of patients using health foods, the purpose of using them and the kinds of health foods used as well as the period, the frequency, amounts, and the effects of using them. Other questions concerned the person advising them on the use of health foods, the side effects of health foods, and the awareness of patients regarding the interactions between drugs and health foods. The knowledge obtained from the responses received should enable us to provide better pharmaceutical care to patients.
著者
山岡 桂子 山岡 尚世 高柳 ともえ 松井 正輝 沖永 真奈恵
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.21, no.5, pp.428-433, 1995-10-10

We compared a 7% lidocaine cream (Preparation C) prepared at our hospital using a commercially available 5% dental xylocaine ointment (Preparation K) for application as a lacal anesthesia for skin patients when employing a laser beam for stability and anesthetic performance. Both preparations did not show any water separation or color change at 5℃, 25℃, 40℃ at RH 75℃ with a 95℃ or more residual rate. Furthermore, water evaporation in both preparations was not observed and was within the limit of measurement error. Significant change was not recognized in the expansibility of the preparation. The results of the viable cell count study according to Standard Plate-Counting Method and Specific Plate-Counting Method under the four conditions were negative (10 bacteria or less/g) with no observation of bacterial colonies. The anesthetic effect lasted 120 min for Preparation C with the 60-min application, while Preparation K only showed diminution of pain for 30 min.
著者
高良 恒史 大西 憲明 堀部 紗世 橋詰 勉 金澤 治男 横山 照由
出版者
日本医療薬学会
雑誌
医療薬学 (ISSN:1346342X)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.29, no.1, pp.77-82, 2003
参考文献数
12
被引用文献数
5 3

For the development of a practical training system to effectively teach sterilization techniques, we conducted on unregistered questionnaire survey of the undergraduate student's view about the training practice for glass ample cutting, and then evaluated and discussed the introduction to practical training of pharmaceutical health care and sciences for the third-grade undergraduate students. Among 96 third-grade undergraduate students, 54 students (56%) had some experience in cutting glass amples while the remaining students did not. Twenty-six of the 54 students with some experience (48%) had some anxiety regarding glass ample cutting, while only 13 of the 42 inexperienced students (31%) had such anxiety. Twelve of the 13 inexperienced students overcame some anxiety against glass ample cutting. Moreover, 87 of 96 students (91%) considered that receiving practice in glass ample cutting was necessary for them. Consequently, the training programs on glass ample cutting were found to be appropriate and useful for students to develop sufficient practical skills and accurate ability in sterilization techniques. As a result, we are now preparing to introduce a training program for glass ample cutting in addition to the regular practical training of pharmaceutical health care and sciences at Kyoto Pharmaceutical University.
著者
Eiseki Usami Michio Kimura Tomoaki Yoshimura Tadashi Yasuda Hitomi Teramachi Tadashi Sugiyama Teruo Tsuchiya
出版者
日本医療薬学会
雑誌
医療薬学 (ISSN:1346342X)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.38, no.5, pp.282-287, 2012-05-10 (Released:2013-05-10)
参考文献数
14

Steroids are used in the treatment of patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) as a one off high dose and are a key antitumor medication. Although the duration of steroid administration is short, Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome (SWS) has been documented after treatment. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the prevalence of SWS and to assess the relevance of steroid tapering in 116 patients newly diagnosed with NHL. The most significant symptoms of SWS documented were fatigue in 70 patients (60.3%) and anorexia in 32 (27.6%). Four elderly patients (3.4%) suffered with serious SWS symptoms of grade 3. Of the 70 patients suffering with SWS, 22 went on to receive tapered steroid therapy during the subsequent chemotherapy treatment. The average steroid tapering period was 4.4 days and 86.4%patients reported a significant improvement of their SWS symptoms. No serious adverse events were noted. Although age did not appear to be a risk factor of SWS it was noted that elderly patients with SWS were more adversely affected.We conclude that steroid tapering is a safe and effective treatment method. If the patient has serious symptoms of SWS we should introduce steroid tapering aggressively and early, especially in elderly patients.
著者
末丸 克矢 山下 梨沙子 武市 佳己 山口 巧 公平 恵崇 岡本 千恵 五十崎 俊介 井門 敬子 田中 守 三好 裕二 守口 淑秀 池川 嘉郎 荒木 博陽
出版者
日本医療薬学会
雑誌
医療薬学 (ISSN:1346342X)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.32, no.2, pp.139-145, 2006
参考文献数
8
被引用文献数
11 18

We have been conducting a four-week practical hospital training course incorporating experience-oriented programs for fourth-year undergraduate students at Ehime University Hospital. There are 17 such programs in the curriculum among them instruction in the self-administration of insulin and bronchial asthma inhalers, nutrition support, drug counseling training using case-based learning procedures and role-play practice (CBL practice), and evidence based medicine (EBM practice) based on the provision of drug information. Self-learning exercises were devised for CBL and EBM practices. At the end of the practical hospital training course, we conducted a questionnaire survey concerning understandability, extent of previous understanding, training time, necessity of each program and degree of satisfaction with it. Analysis of the responses showed that student satisfaction with the practical training program was positively and significantly correlated with understandability (r=0.756, p<0.01) and degree of experience received (r=0.538, p<0.05). However, there was no correlation between satisfaction and previous understanding, training time or necessity. These results suggest that the experience-oriented programs enhanced students' understanding of the hospital practical training and also increased their satisfaction with it.
著者
高木 昭佳 吉田 直子 渡部 有貴 中川 洋子 北澤 英徳 三村 泰彦 足立 伊佐雄 川上 純一
出版者
日本医療薬学会
雑誌
医療薬学 (ISSN:1346342X)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.33, no.1, pp.15-22, 2007-01-10
参考文献数
23
被引用文献数
1 3

To improve the drug information service and standardize pharmaceutical care for inpatients of the Department of Japanese Oriental Medicine, Toyama University Hospital, we created a Kampo (Oriental) medicine database and used it in the preparation of medication instruction sheets. The database was configured on a Power Mac G4 (Apple Computer, Inc.; Cupertino, CA, USA) personal computer operating on Mac OS 10.4 using FileMaker Pro 6 database software. The database comprised 5 interlinked files-patient registration file, constituent crude drug registration file, Kampo formula registration file, and a file for the making and storing of instruction sheets. Information on 239 crude drugs and 560 Kampo formulae obtained from our "Hospital Manual for Japanese Oriental Medicine" was recorded in the database. Further, color photographs of the plants from which the herbal medicines were derived and other natural medicines were included in the instruction sheets to give patients a better understanding of Kampo pharmacotherapy. The database has made it easy to prepare personalized instruction sheets, which can be done by only entering the patient's ID and the Kampo formulae prescribed or crude drug name. In addition, the medication instructions for each inpatient and the indication(s) of prescribed Kampo formulae have been recorded in the database for later use in the management of inpatient histories and to provide utilization statistics for Kampo medicines. When a questionnaire survey of inpatients of the Department of Japanese Oriental Medicine was carried out to evaluate the usefulness of the medication instruction sheets prepared using the database, it was found that they gave patients a better understanding of Kampo pharmacotherapy and made them more interested in it. In conclusion, our database system will help improve the drug information service and quality of pharmaceutical care for inpatients treated with Kampo formulae prepared from crude drugs.
著者
高橋 昌也 新井 克明 本間 真人 鈴木 勝 佐藤 信一 幸田 幸直
出版者
日本医療薬学会
雑誌
医療薬学 (ISSN:1346342X)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.28, no.2, pp.172-175, 2002
参考文献数
9
被引用文献数
2 1

To investigate the description of the expiration date and manufacturing number on the drug packages, "pillow" packages and "heat-seal" packages, the questionnairing was carried out to pharmaceutical companies. Fifty-six drugs consisting of three hundred thirty-seven items, with sales of over 10 billion yen in 1998, were investigated at the corresponding 26 companies. The recovery rate of the questionnaire from the company was 100%, and the answer for all questions was also perfect. Three hundred fourteen items (93%) have had description regarding the manufacturing number and/or the expiration date on the heat-sealed packages. The manufacturing number took precedence over the expiration date. Of 269 pillow packages, 69 items (26%) have had description of manufacturing number and/or expiration date on the pillow package. There were 41 products (12%) that the company did not guarantee an expiration date being described on the box container when the packages were taken out from the box container. As a result, the description of the manufacturing number and expiration date on the packages, "pillow" and "heat-seal", is still not complete even though the companies guarantee the expiration date when the drugs were stored with these packages. Since the information of the expiratioh date is necessary for the appropriate management of tablet and capsule products, it is required to describe manufacturing number and expiration date on every drug package including "pillow" and "heat-seal" packages.