Investigation and Analysis of Absent Items in Package Inserts of Common Drugs for Elderly Patients in Our Hospital
10.6039/j.issn.1001-0408.2015.33.05
- VernacularTitle:我院老年患者常用药品说明书缺项调查分析
- Author:
Xuelin SUN
;
Lin MU
;
Ling TAN
;
Xin HU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Elderly patient;
Common drug;
Package insert;
Absent items;
Analysis
- From:
China Pharmacy
2015;26(33):4623-4625
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To provide reference for the standardization of package insert of common drugs for elderly patients. METHODS:Outpatient prescriptions in our hospital from 2013 to 2014 were collected,and common drugs of elderly patients(≥60 years old)were ordered by consumption sum,and package inserts of top 100 drugs were statistically analyzed for absent items. RESULTS:The 100 common drugs for elderly patients included 28 Chinese traditional drugs and 72 chemical drugs. The Chinese traditional drug had more absent items,mostly were pharmacokinetics and drug overdose(92.9%),medication of elderly patients (85.7%),drug interactions(78.6%)and pharmacological actions(50.0%);the proportion of contraindications(16/28),adverse re-actions(15/28) and precaution(9/28) with uncertainty was relatively high. Items of chemicals package insert were better than Chi-nese traditional drug,absent items were pharmacokinetics and drug overdose(5.6%),medication of elderly patients and pharmaco-logical actions (2.8%) and drug interactions (1.4%);the proportion of medication of elderly patients (16/72),drug interaction and drug overdose(12/72)with uncertainty was relatively high. CONCLUSIONS:The common problem existing in the drug manu-al is characterized by absence of usage for elderly,drug descriptions is not clear,etc. Package inserts should be further improved to strengthen its standardization.
