Effect of clinical pharmacist intervention on compliance of patients with cerebral infarction
10.3969/j.issn.1006-0111.2017.02.021
- VernacularTitle:临床药师干预对脑梗死患者用药依从性的影响
- Author:
Tengfei SHAO
1
;
Weihong GE
Author Information
1. 南京大学医学院附属鼓楼医院药学部
- Keywords:
cerebral infarction;
medication education;
medication compliance
- From:
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice
2017;35(2):178-181
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the factors resulting in poor medication compliance in patients with cerebral infarction and study the effect of medication education by pharmacist on the compliance of patients .Methods 128 patients with cerebral infarction recurrence from January to June of 2016 were selected .Patient′s medication history and knowledge were evaluated . The compliance was compared before medication education ,3 days and 30 days after medication education .Results Only 36.7% of the patients took drugs every day before hospitalization .The patient′s medication knowledge was limited .The poor compliance was related to the absence of medication education .The compliance was improved significantly after medication edu-cation .Conclusion Pharmacists play an important role in patient′s care .Pharmacists should take responsibility in medication education to improve medication compliance and reduce the recurrence of cerebral infarction .
