著者

村上 雅裕 安田 恵 新村 健 天野 学

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.39, no.2, pp.87-92, 2020-12-10 (Released:2020-12-30)

参考文献数

6

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In awareness-raising activities for medical cost reduction, many drug-related words, including loan words, are used. The use of loan words may reduce the effectiveness of activities to raise awareness among elderly people with difficulty understanding these words. We examined the recognition of drug-related words among the elderly aged 65 or over. The word “generic drugs” had the highest recognition rate, at 94.7%, and those for “general drugs” and “leftover medications” also exceeded 70%. In contrast, the recognition rates for loan words, such as “authorized generics” and “biosimilars”, were markedly low, at 1.5%. The results suggest that the recognition of some words is poor among nonprofessionals, even if they are commonly used by professionals. In activities to raise awareness of medical cost reduction among elderly people, it may be important to use simpler words, and provide more detailed explanations, such as showing actual products.

著者

大塚 邦子 野村 靖幸 内田 直樹 安原 一 小林 真一

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.33, no.1, pp.21-29, 2014-06-10 (Released:2015-08-11)

参考文献数

47

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Classification of food and pharmaceutical products are different. In the proper use of pharmaceutical products, it is essential for a medical consumer to receive the drug information about effectiveness, safety and quality of it. On the other hand, since legal classification between medicines and dietary supplements was based their cultures, the classification of each drug is different in each country. Melatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland and used for improvement of the jet lag. We searched melatonin product information of Japan and the United States by using Internet search mainly and investigated the relationship between amount of product information and product classification. Melatonin is classified as a dietary supplement in the United States, the product information of efficacy and safety is displayed as “Supplement Facts” and the use of melatonin in children is not recommended. On the other hand, melatonin is classified as a pharmaceutical product in Japan, but is not produced in Japan. Therefore, it is difficult to have it for Japanese customers, and then they personally import using the Internet with their self-responsibility. However it is difficult to obtain its appropriate information for consumers, because of the regulation of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law. It has been reported that the poisoning accident by the excessive intake of melatonin already. It will increase the risk of the health problem to purchase melatonin through the Internet more. Therefore, we concluded that Internet purchase of Medicines had a high risk for Japanese customers since there was not sufficient drug information.

著者

野呂瀬 崇彦 有田 悦子 半谷 眞七子 後藤 惠子

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.37, no.2, pp.117-126, 2018-12-10 (Released:2019-01-19)

参考文献数

14

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【Objective】 Nowadays, the pharmacist’s work changed from product-centered to patient-centered care. In this research, we make it clear through patient’s talk what a patient expects of a family pharmacist and a pharmacy. We think it is utilized to construct a communication standard required for family pharmacists. 【Method】 Focus group interviews were conducted with 3 groups of 11 patients who utilize pharmacies, recruited through snowball sampling. Interview data were categorized using qualitative analysis method. 【Results】 As a result of analysis, 7 categories and 43 subcategories were generated. Based on these, a diagram was created representing the relationships between categories. 【Discussion】 The generated categories indicated “factors influencing patient’s relationship with pharmacists” and subcategories indicated “requests to or expectations from pharmacists by patients.” Many of them overlapped with the image of “family pharmacist/pharmacy” depicted in the “Pharmacy Vision for Patients” indicated by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in 2017. Meanwhile, patients wanted attitude, ethics, and sense of mission as basic qualifications originally required in a medical professional. Moreover, the research showed broader viewpoints and expectations for advanced communication skills such as support of patient’s self-determination of medication, relationship between the patient and the physician, and consideration of social and economic background of the patient.

著者

吉田 貴行 石井 正和

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.41, no.2, pp.114-124, 2022-12-10 (Released:2023-01-06)

参考文献数

27

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The number of heated tobacco product users is increasing rapidly in Japan; thus, smoking prevention education that includes heated tobacco products is necessary. To clarify the current status and issues related to smoking prevention education programs for school pharmacists, a questionnaire survey was conducted among 300 school pharmacists. The response rate was 45.3% (136/300). Smoking prevention education was provided by 42.6% (58/136) of school pharmacists. Among them, 56.9% (33/58) included heated tobacco products in their education programs. Moreover, 75.9% (44/58) of pharmacists also provided support for smoking cessation at pharmacies, and 93.1% (54/58) of pharmacists felt the necessity of providing support for smoking cessation for heated tobacco product users at pharmacies. On the other hand, 21.8% (17/78) of school pharmacists who did not provide smoking prevention education responded that they did not have sufficient information and knowledge about heated tobacco products. In addition, among these pharmacists, 53.8% (42/78) did not provide support for smoking cessation at pharmacies. Although both groups felt the need for the smoking prevention education provided by school pharmacists, the school pharmacists who provided such education felt the need more strongly. Regarding the necessity of including the taking up of heated tobacco products in smoking prevention education, it was found that pharmacists who provided such programs felt the necessity more strongly. It is important to obtain accurate information about heated tobacco products and change the content to unified educational in cooperation with schoolteachers to enhance smoking prevention education by school pharmacists.

著者

天野 学 比知屋 寛之 安 智美 清原 義史 座間味 義人 瀬戸 衛 井上 徹雄 田中 一穂 倉田 なおみ 駒田 富佐夫

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.32, no.2, pp.43-47, 2013-12-10 (Released:2015-06-26)

参考文献数

28

被引用文献数

1 1

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In cancer chemotherapy, it is very important to take into account the patient’s background. In recent years, a simple suspension method has attracted increased attention as a method that prevents changes in the stability and safety of various drugs. However, of 135 oral anticancer drugs, only 28 have been examined using this method, as of April 2013. In this study, we carefully investigated whether 53 oral anticancer drugs could be adapted to the simple suspension method, except for the 28 drugs that had already been previously reported. The results showed that most of these oral anticancer drugs could be adapted to the simple suspension method. Of seven drugs that were not adapted, six were generic drugs. In addition, it was clear that the evaluation of bicalutamide tablets was significantly different from our expected results. In conclusion, we were able to qualitatively assess all 53 oral anticancer drugs. This is equivalent to half of 107 untested drugs. These results provide useful information to cancer patients using oral anticancer drugs prepared using the simple suspension method.

著者

三木 有咲 波多江 崇 猪野 彩 井上 知美 上野 隼平 笠谷 君代 近藤 亜美 坂口 知子 佐々木 信子 田内 義彦 竹下 治範 辻 華子 中川 素子 野口 栄 長谷川 由佳 水田 恵美 矢羽野 早代 山根 雅子 濵口 常男

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.34, no.1, pp.24-33, 2015

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We implemented a questionnaire survey targeting mothers who are in child care and had participated in consultations regarding drugs and diseases. We examined the future roles of community pharmacists by exploring the mothers' concerns and, anxieties about child cares and their backgrounds, and their expectations for profession of community pharmacist. Mothers have listed anxiety and concerns of child care about "dermatitis such as rash and atopic eczema"; "food allergies"; "infectious diseases such as measles, chicken pox, and mumps"; and "side effects of vaccination". In addition, most of them indicated their own concerns and anxiety about "solutions to children's illnesses." Despite their anxieties and concerns, however, approximately 60% of the mothers have never consulted with community pharmacists. Among them, approximately a half of them indicated the following three reasons why they have never consulted with pharmacists: "I have nothing to talk about,", "I do not know what I should talk about,", and "I was not sure if it was alright to talk about my concerns.". From these results, we concluded that community pharmacists in the future should improve their communication skills and inform their availability to consult about medicine and disease to local residents.

著者

菊地 真実

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.38, no.2, pp.61-65, 2019-12-10 (Released:2019-12-24)

参考文献数

2

著者

小山内 康徳 桂 志保里 佐藤 大峰 木村 礼志 児玉 啓史 高杉 公彦 櫻井 秀彦

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.34, no.2, pp.72-80, 2015-12-10 (Released:2015-12-25)

参考文献数

17

被引用文献数

1

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The purpose of this study was to assess the negative effects of some factors on medicine-taking behavior. For the patients taking oral medication who visited a health insurance pharmacy, we enacted the actual situation of medication and conducted an attitude survey on the feeling of burden and resistance of taking the drugs. The survey also covered the factors that can influence medicine-taking behavior and the extent of the influence. For differences in each factor such as patient characteristics, lifestyle, and medication status, we used the 2 test to analyze the association with medicine-taking behavior. We found significant differences in age, dietary habits, occupation, periodic consultation with the pharmacy/doctor, and unpleasant experiences. In addition, in patients with multiple factors that cause noncompliance with medication, we observed a strong influence of age and occupation. From the factor analysis, we obtained data on time, quantity, and pharmaceutical factors (three factors called regular factors). These factors negatively influenced the use of medication by the patients. Next, in the covariance structure analysis, the influence of time and the quantity factor on medication-related stress was the observed to be the strongest, whereas the influence of the regular factors was not significant. Furthermore, there were differences in the influence of these factors depending on patient characteristics.

著者

大鳥 徹 井上 知美 細見 光一 中川 博之 高島 敬子 近藤 尚美 高田 亜美 伊藤 栄次 中山 隆志 和田 哲幸 石渡 俊二 前川 智弘 船上 仁範 中村 真也 窪田 愛恵 平出 敦 松山 賢治 西田 升三

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.35, no.2, pp.94-101, 2016-12-10 (Released:2017-02-09)

参考文献数

12

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In the areas of home medical care and self-medication, the role of the pharmacist is growing, partly as a result of Japan’s aging society and the need to reduce medical costs. In response, the Kinki University Faculty of Pharmacy implemented a physical assessment practical training seminar in order to improve the physical assessment skills of practicing pharmacists. A series of questionnaires were conducted among pharmacists to investigate their perceptions of physical assessment practical training seminars. The results of the questionnaires were analyzed using Customer Satisfaction (CS) analysis and text mining. Based on a 5-point scale (1-low∼5-high), questionnaires revealed satisfaction for physical assessment practical training seminars was 4.6±0.6 (Ave.±S.D.). CS analysis revealed that the items “lectures” and “case seminars” had the highest level of satisfaction. However, items showing low levels of satisfaction were “auscultation of respiratory sounds” and “SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation).” Results of text mining suggested a relationship between “physical assessment” and “difficult”. Analysis of the questionnaires showed a high level satisfaction with physical assessment practical training seminars, notably physical assessment practice methods. However, CS analysis and text mining indicate the finer techniques of physical assessment were difficult to acquire.

著者

酒井 理紗 岸本 桂子 福島 紀子

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.33, no.1, pp.8-14, 2014-06-10 (Released:2015-08-11)

参考文献数

28

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This study examines the effect on junior high school students’ understanding and usage frequency of medicines gained from education about medicines during elementary school. This education which we provided is tailored to the developmental stage of the child. We conducted a questionnaire directed at the first year students of a junior high school in Tokyo. We compared the responses to questions regarding the understanding and correct usage frequency of medicines between groups of students who had graduated from the elementary school (Group A : students who graduated from the elementary school where we provided the education about medicines, Group B : all students except those in Group A). In order to compare these, we calculated the scores about questions regarding the understanding and correct usage frequency of medicines using principal component analysis (PCA). The PCA score for understanding of medicine by group A was higher than that of group B ; a significant difference was found (P<0.001). Therefore, this suggests that receiving education about medicines may be a factor that enhances students’ understanding of medicines. The PCA score for correct usage frequency of medicine by group A was higher than that of group B; a significant difference was found (P=0.043). Therefore, this suggests that receiving education about medicines may be a factor that increases students’ correct usage frequency of medicines.

著者

久保 儀忠 柳谷 寛人 八木 直美

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.34, no.1, pp.20-23, 2015-06-10 (Released:2015-10-16)

参考文献数

24

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Enteric-coated aspirin tablets are marketed as generic drugs in Japan. However, data on the results of the pharmaceutical tests of enteric-coated aspirin tablets are insufficient. Therefore, we performed a disintegration test according to the Japanese Pharmacopoeia (sixteenth edition) and tablet hardness test on five brands of enteric-coated aspirin tablets. In the disintegration test, four out of five brands were in accordance with the regulation criteria of disintegration media No. 1 (pH1.2). However, one brand was unsuitable; it disintegrated in purified water and buffer solution (pH3.5) as well as in disintegration media No. 1. In addition, in the tablet hardness test, this brand was found to have the lowest values compared with the other four brands. In contrast, all brands of tablets disintegrated in disintegration media No. 2 (pH6.8) within the regulation criteria. If enteric-coated aspirin tablets disintegrate in the stomach, gastrointestinal injury may occur. All the studied brands used methacrylic acid copolymer LD as the enteric-coating agent. Thus, it may be assumed that the production method of tablets and ratio of additives may affect disintegration, even if the same enteric-coating agent is used. We suggest that pharmaceutical companies should further promote the use of generic drugs by producing products that pass various pharmaceutical tests.

著者

鈴木 弘道 中田 智雄

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.32, no.2, pp.48-53, 2013-12-10 (Released:2015-06-26)

参考文献数

8

被引用文献数

1

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Generally, the adults can manage their own medications of prescribed drugs. However, medication assistance may be required in the elderly. The family plays a medication assistance, in home, which is afraid to be a burden on the family. In this study, we performed questionnaire survey to caregiver using our day-service center so that we study the actual situation of the medication assistance. From the result of the survey, 64% of caregivers were older than 60 years old. Sixty six percents of caregivers felt some kind of burdens for management of medicine, and 70% felt a burden for medication assistances. The multiple regression analysis showed that “the burden about management of the medicine” and “the degree of medication assistances” significantly affected a sense of the burden about medication assistances (p<0.01). In addition, from the free comment on the questionnaire, it was considered that some caregivers foster a sense of the burden about medication assistances by their strong sense of mission. From these results, it is shown that many caregivers felt a burden on medication assistance. It is suggested that the intervention of pharmacists can be reduce the burden of medication assistance.

著者

柳 奈津代 佐藤 宏樹 澤田 康文

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.42, no.1, pp.2-16, 2023-06-10 (Released:2023-06-28)

参考文献数

24

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Anxiety and difficulty in administering medication to nursery school children has been reported among nursery school teachers. This study aimed to elucidate these issues and explore the possibility of pharmacist support and collaboration. We conducted a postal survey in September 2019 among nursery schools in Tokyo that are categorized as government-authorized schools, certified childcare centers, and prefectural governor-certified schools. A total of 1,537 schools responded to the self-report questionnaires (response rate: 41.2%), and 1,533 responses were analyzed. Of these, 1,488 schools were asked if they would accept requests to administer medication to their school children, and 60.1% of the nursery schools responded that their staff (including teachers and nurses) found it difficult to administer medication. The issues identified included psychological burdens (such as nervousness and pressure about giving the correct medication), staff shortage, insufficient time with the children, and human factors (such as personal perceptions of medication). Additionally, excessive requests to administer medication, caregiver behavior such as low awareness of children’s health and appropriate medication, and poor medication adherence at home were identified as issues. It was suggested that pharmacists could help alleviate these problems through their daily work at the pharmacy. Approximately 49-62% of schools responded that they would request the collaboration of community pharmacists to conduct training sessions for nursery school staff, provide health support for caregivers, and provide general health and medication consultations. The collaboration between nursery schools and community pharmacists may gain importance in the future.

著者

池谷 怜

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.42, no.1, pp.33-39, 2023-06-10 (Released:2023-06-28)

参考文献数

15

著者

中井 清人

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.36, no.1, pp.36-38, 2017-06-10 (Released:2017-06-20)

参考文献数

3

被引用文献数

3

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Aging society has been progressed in Japan, so that it is projected that one in four is an elderly person and that demands of medical and nursing care show a marked increase in the near future. The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) targets to create the Integrated Community Care System (ICCS) in each community to realize every person can live a life with dignity even in the progressive aging society by 2025 when the demands of medical and nursing care will be jumped up caused by the baby boom generation will reach their age of 75. In the ICCS, the function and role of pharmacies/pharmacists are expected to be different from the current ones. Therefore, pharmacies/pharmacists have to find their appropriate function and role in the ICCS, and also have to adapt themselves smoothly to the progressive aging society even though no one in the world has an experience.The MHLW introduced Pharmacy Vision for Patients on October of 2015, and also has established the new pharmacy reimbursement program “Your Pharmacist Reimbursed Program” on April of 2016 as the first step to cope with the progressive aging society at 2025. In this manuscript, I will introduce the new MHLW policies for Pharmacies/pharmacists. And also I will consider the needs for pharmacies/pharmacists and the function and role that they have to fulfill in the ICCS.

著者

澤田 珠稀 仁木 一順 大西 二千夏 多田 耕三 西田 明代 土肥 甲二 光在 隆 奥田 八重子 森川 幸次 前 武彦 黒木 光代 高岡 由美 松岡 太郎 芦田 康宏 池田 賢二 上田 幹子

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.41, no.2, pp.175-186, 2022-12-10 (Released:2023-01-06)

参考文献数

12

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Advances in information and communication technology (ICT)-especially, the spread of social networking services (SNSs)-have facilitated the dissemination of information and an explosion of health information lacking scientific evidence. Therefore, we believe that community pharmacies are the most suitable bases for distributing health information. In 2019, we launched the health support pharmacy “Toyonaka Model” in collaboration with the pharmaceutical association, municipal government, and university. Touch-panel digital signage (DS) was used for real-time distribution of ever-changing information and a rapid grasp of pharmacy users’ responses to various types of information. Between September 2019 and August 2021, one DS was installed in a pharmacy in each of Toyonaka City’s seven areas along with 14 questions on the usefulness of the delivered information. Respondents answered the 14 questions by a tablet or questionnaire; touch logs for DS were collected. When a pharmacy user consulted with a pharmacist about information delivered via DS, the contents were recorded and described by the pharmacist on a 4-point scale (e.g., “inquiry only,” “went through to execution”). From the 850 completed questionnaires and 61,565 touches, 88.7% of the respondents indicated that the information was useful, and 90.0% expressed interest in receiving more health information in the future. Thus, health information provided by DS may be useful to pharmacy users, as demonstrated by 113 cases in which the pharmacist was consulted regarding such information. In 62 of these cases, there were indications that the DS information might have influenced users’ behavior and intended actions.

著者

菊地 真実 辻内 琢也

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.34, no.2, pp.81-96, 2015-12-10 (Released:2015-12-25)

参考文献数

25

被引用文献数

1

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A questionnaire-based survey was conducted to clarify how community pharmacists recognize the legal validity of acts that involve touching their patients and to determine if the pharmacists had personal feelings of resistance toward particular acts. The questionnaire was sent to 400 community pharmacies that practiced home care and 147 valid responses were analyzed. The survey suggested that there were many pharmacists who had no objection toward measuring vital signs, such as temperature and blood pressure. Additionally, they recognized that it was necessary for doctors, other professionals, and patients to recognize their ability to measure vital signs. The survey also suggested that there were strong feelings of resistance toward invasive acts, such as insertion of an enema tube or a suppository. It was considered that these feelings were due to insufficient knowledge and experience, as well as uneasiness with hygiene issues. The necessity to participate in a practical study session was emphasized. When pharmacists recognized a problem with the legality of an act, their feelings of resistance, particularly toward examining bedsores and applying ointment on them, tended to become strong. Therefore, it was suggested that pharmacists may be able to perform the acts without feelings of resistance if the legality of the acts was clarified. Based on these findings, it is necessary to find a suitable rationale for performing each act, so that pharmacists will be able to perform the acts that involve touching their patients without feelings of resistance.

著者

吉田 栄子 大川原 美紀 劉 亦韋 矢野 裕一 喩 静 川崎 力 秋本 義雄 平賀 秀明

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.39, no.2, pp.79-86, 2020-12-10 (Released:2020-12-30)

参考文献数

28

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China’s pharmaceutical market, the second largest in the world, has recently attracted the attention of many countries. However, Chinese pharmacists’ role in pharmacies and their legal responsibilities in China are not well known in Japan. Clarifying Chinese pharmacists’ legal obligations and identifying their specific roles may contribute to improvements in pharmacy operations in Japan. To investigate the Chinese legal system as it pertains to pharmacists in China, we used China’s official government website. In 2019, there were 516,003 pharmacists in China. As of 2020, the Chinese Pharmacist Act is still in the preparatory stage; however, the Administrative Regulation, which describes the system for licensing pharmacists, has been established. Article 1 of the Administrative Regulation states that Chinese pharmacists are responsible for the quality control of medications, as well as medication consultations. Another regulation, Good Supply Practice, specifies that the lot numbers of medications should be provided to patients at the time of dispensing. We believe that this is particularly beneficial to pharmaceutical traceability. Since 2017, the circulation of counterfeit HARVONI® combination tablets has been a problem in Japan. To secure and improve the quality of medications in Japan, we believe that it is important for pharmacists to understand that they are “responsible for the quality of the medicine” and to promote discussions on pharmacy quality control tasks.

著者

塚本 宇史 平田 尚人

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.41, no.1, pp.82-87, 2022-06-10 (Released:2022-06-21)

参考文献数

4

著者

坂口 裕子 平井 華 北川 理沙 小池 雄悟 正木 拓也 横井 正之 横井 裕子 一川 暢宏

出版者

日本社会薬学会

雑誌

社会薬学 (ISSN:09110585)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.41, no.1, pp.37-44, 2022-06-10 (Released:2022-06-21)

参考文献数

23

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Introduction: This study aimed to determine the trends in the use of medicines that can affect the recognition function of patients aged ≧70 years. Since 2015 when the “Safe Drug Treatment Guidelines for the Elderly” was revised, these medicines are dispensed at a community pharmacy located in a satellite city. Methods: We compared the dispensing results from 2014 to 2015-2019 and investigated the ratio of prescriptions containing the medicines that can affect the recognition function using the clinical department and medicine type. Results: Prescriptions containing medicines that can affect recognition function have been on a downward trend since 2015. During this period, the number of medicines per prescription did not decrease, and the medicines that can affect recognition function were replaced with other medicines. On the other hand, no decrease in the number of medicines that can affect recognition function was observed in internal medicine. In medicine type, the ratio of benzodiazepines drugs decreased; however, it increased again in 2019. Conclusion: There was a decreasing trend in the use of medicines that can affect recognition function of the elderly in departments other than internal medicine after 2015.