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KMID : 0897520010060010073
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Journal of Korean Association of Social Psychiatry
2001 Volume.6 No. 1 p.73 ~ p.80
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Opinions on the Problems of Psychiatric Practice Related to the ‘Separation of the Prescribing and Dispensing of Drugs’ among Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Patients and Their Families
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Park Jung-Soo
Jung Jae-Yeul
Hong Jin-Pyo
Song In-Kwon
Lee Hyuk
Suh Dong-Woo
Park Kang-Kyu
Lee Choong-Koung
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study is designed to investigate the issues and problems of psychiatric practice after introduction of the ‘separation of dispensary from medical practice’, and opinions of psychiatrists, psychiatric patients and their families, and to improve this medical system by suggesting reasonable alternatives.
Methods: The psychiatrists, the psychiatric patients and their families who visited civil. national, and private hospitals, were selected for survey from september, 2000 to February, 2001.
Results: The main results were as followings：Among psychiatric patients and their families, 1) 29.3% of responders experienced prescribed drugs substituted by others and 82.5% of responders were in discomfort after introduction of ‘the separation of dispensary from medical practice’. 2) 25.9% of responder experienced invasion of privacy at a pharmacy. Among psychiatrists, 1) 16.4% of responders didn’t make out prescriptions to pharmacy at all and 55.9% of responders made out prescriptions to pharmacy less than 10% of all prescriptions. 2) Many psychiatrists wanted that psychiatric practice should be excluded from ‘the separation of dispensary from medical practice’.
Conclusion: The results of the study revealed that the current ‘separation of dispensary from medical practice’ in Korea had many serious problems in many areas of psychiatric practice, and the present Pharmaceutical Law should be urged to reconsider.
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KEYWORD
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Separation of the prescribing and dispensing of drugs, Psychiatric practice
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