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KMID : 0941820060160010009
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Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
2006 Volume.16 No. 1 p.9 ~ p.13
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Survey Analysis of Familiarity and Willingness of the Use of Auxiliary Label in Community Pharmacists
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Choi Byung-Chul
Hong Myung-Ja
Choi Han-Gon
Yong Chul-Soon
Rhee Jong-Dal
Yoo Bong-Kyu
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Abstract
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Patient counseling is emerging as one of the most important roles of community pharmacists because the information on the standard labeling for the prescription drug is not sufficient to ensure the correct use of the drug. However, excessive workload of the community pharmacists in Korea discourages the provision of the effective patient counseling. The use of auxiliaryl label may be an efficient tool to help patients correctly use the prescription drug in this situation. As a preliminary study to encourage the use of auxiliary label, we have performed a survey analysis of familiarity and willingness of community pharmacists to use the auxiliary label. About three quarters of the participating community pharmacists have heard of the auxiliary label, however, there was not a single pharmacist who uses the label. Fur- thermore, only one fifth of the participating pharmacists were willing to use the label if they have to purchase. Therefore, it is recommended that governmental and non-profit organizations such as Korean Pharmaceutical Association educate community pharmacists regarding usefulness of the auxiliary sabel with focus on enhancing patient compliance and constrainment of healthcare expense.
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KEYWORD
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Auciliary label, Community phamacist, Patient counseling, Patient compliance, Healthcare expense
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