Without the patient´s taking medicine properly, the effect of the prescription cannot be expected though the medicine is prescribed properly and safely. This study was intended to understand the actual conditions of out-patient´s taking medicine and to show how to promote patient´s compliance. It was performed through the questionnaire to ramdomly selected out-patients who visited the Korea University Anam Hospital during July and August of 1993 & 1994.
The results were as follows: 1) About 96% of patients think that the drug therapy is important, but only 44.9% of respondents observe the medication directing accurately. 2) The compliance ratio was slightly improved in the case of respondents who took the leaflet for medication directing(93%), compared with those didn´t take(88%). 3) 35% of respondents felt regularly posted notice for medication directing was helpful. 4) In the case of medicine for external use only, for example, used in Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, insert paper was very helpful(98%), 5) The main reason of non-compliance was oblivion(68.8%). 6) The patients prefer taking medicine twice a day(40.8%) and are reluctant to the powder form of dosage(59.3%). Thus in order to promote patiental compliance, it is necessary to improve continually their understanding of medication counseling as well as to medication directing with documents.
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