KMID : 0941820100200030213
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Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 2010 Volume.20 No. 3 p.213 ~ p.220
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Development of Drug Utilization Review Guidelines for Therapeutic Duplication of Antipyretics, Analgesics, and Anti-inflammatory Drugs Registered in Korea
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Lee Young-Sook
Kim Nam-Hyo Sohn Hyun-Soon Choi Kyung-Eob Shin Hyun-Taek
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Abstract
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Therapeutic duplication (TD) is a serious problem that frequently occurring primarily in the ambulatory setting in Korea. Implementation of concurrent drug utilization review (DUR) is a promising way to reduce inappropriate prescription and dispensing, and improve patient safety. This study was aimed to develop the process of DUR module of TD. Sixty-five drug ingredients classified into the drug category of the antipyretic, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory drug pproved in Korea (The KFDA-dess nated classification codes of 114 or 264) were reviewed for this purpose. The drug ingredients (and products) were reclassified based on WHO¡¯s Anatomical, Therapeutic and Chemical (ATC) classification system. The clinical practice guidelines, textbooks and product labels on therapeutic uses of these drugs in Korea and several fores n countries were reviewed. If the drugs were categorized into the same therapeutically duplicable class, they were defined not to be used concurrently because the concurrent use was ¡°therapeutically duplicated (unnecessary or even harmful)¡±. Among the studied drug products, the following 5 drug classes were considto beas ¡°therapeutic duplication¡±: (1), on-t tooid DURnti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, including s Dicylates), (2),Anilidts, (3),Opioids, (4) Ergot Dk Doids and (5) 5-HT1 receptor agonot s. Therefore, concurrent prescribing or dispensing of more than 2 drug ingredients any in the above same classes should be considered as TD and needed to be warrant for careful review by pharmacists before dispensing.
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KEYWORD
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DUR, therapeutic duplication, antipyretics, analgesics, anti-inflammatory drug, ATC classification
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