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Kim, Song, June, Hyeon, and Shin: Prescription Drug Use in Primary Health Care Posts and Its Improvement Scheme
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Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing

Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2013; 24(2): 123-134.

Published online: 30 June 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.2.123

Prescription Drug Use in Primary Health Care Posts and Its Improvement Scheme

Chun Mi Kim1, Yeon Yi Song2, Kyung Ja June3, Sa Saeng Hyeon4, Hyun Ju Shin5

1Department of Nursing, Sunmoon University, Asan, Korea.

2Department of Nursing, Chungcheong University, Cheongwon, Korea.

3Department of Nursing, Soonchunhyang University, Chonan, Korea.

4Department of Nursing, Korea Nazarene University, Chonan, Korea.

5Namyangju City Hall, Namyangju, Korea.

Corresponding author: Song, Yeon Yi. Department of Nursing, Chungcheong University, 38 Wolgok-gil, Gangnae-myeon, Cheongwon 363-792, Korea. Tel: +82-43-230-2771, Fax: +82-43-230-2779, sye72@chol.com

Received 15 February 2013       Accepted 27 May 2013

© 2013 Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing

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Abstract

Purpose

The prescription drug list for primary treatment by community health practitioners has been maintained for 30 years without any modification. Thus, this study will suggest an improvement scheme of prescription drug list for primary health care posts through an analysis of drug use in those posts.

Methods

A questionnaire survey was implemented with community health practitioners from April to June in 2012. A total of 1,249 copies were analyzed. As for the databases of drug use in the integrated information, a total of 154,229 diagnoses selected in the method of stratified cluster sampling from 39 primary health care posts'data were analyzed. We consulted some experts about the prescription medication list, and referred to the medication information on-line home page for up-to-date drug information.

Results

This study ultimately suggests 77 prescription drug items for primary health care posts by eliminating 35 items and replacing 1 item from the original list, and adding 4 items to it.

Conclusion

This study will provide basic data for revising the prescription drug list in primary health care posts by periodically reflecting adverse effects in the existing drugs, demographic and environmental changes, and development of new drugs.

Keywords: Primary health care, Prescriptions, Rural health

Figures and Tables

Table 1
Prescription Rate Classified by Medication during This Last Year (Questionnaire)
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†Medication list sequence number on the work guidelines for CHPs.

Table 2
The Prescribed Number (Questionnaire and Integrated Information Database) Classified by Medication during This Last Year
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†Medication list sequence number on the work guidelines for CHPs.

Table 3
Improvement Scheme of the Prescription Medication in Primary Health Care Posts
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OTC=over the counter medication; P=prescription medication.

†Medication list sequence number on the work guidelines for CHPs.

Notes

The study was supported by a grant from 2012 National Health Promotion Fund of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (Policy 12-01).

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