Practice of pediatric pharmacists providing internet medication consultation services based on the platform of “Our Pharmacists”
- VernacularTitle:儿科药师基于“问药师”平台开展互联网用药咨询服务的实践
- Author:
Xin MEI
1
;
Lianmei JI
2
;
Xiaodan PENG
1
;
Mei BAI
1
Author Information
1. Dept. of Pharmacy，Jiangxi Provincial Corps Hospital of Chinese People’s Armed Police Force，Nanchang 330001，China
2. Beijing Ji Yao Shi Management Co.，Ltd.，Beijing 100125，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
pharmacist;
medication consultation;
network;
pediatric drug use;
pharmaceutical care;
Our Pharmacists
- From:
China Pharmacy
2023;34(12):1520-1523
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To analyze the effect of pharmaceutical practice of pediatric pharmacists providing internet medication consultation services. METHODS A total of 8 356 children’s medication cases through the “Our Pharmacists” online medication consultation platform （hereinafter referred to as “Our Pharmacists”） were collected from July 2020 to June 2022. The general information， disease type and irrational drug use were analyzed statistically. RESULTS Among 8 356 cases， 4 234 were male and 4 122 were female； the age of children was mainly from 12 months to 3 years old； the consulting diseases were mainly respiratory diseases （46.56%）， followed by digestive system diseases （18.41%） and skin system diseases （12.71%）. Among respiratory diseases， the proportion of irrational drug use was 92.30%， mainly including the use of antibiotics without indication （83.59%）， inappropriate selection of Chinese patent medicines （61.14%） and compound cold medicines （49.77%）， etc. Among digestive system diseases， the proportion of irrational drug use was 71.15%， mainly including not using oral rehydration salts （48.85%）， inappropriate use of probiotics （31.19%）， the use of antibiotics without indication （26.89%）， etc. A total of 4 273 evaluations of pharmacist services were received from child guardians， with a five-star rating of 99.88%. CONCLUSIONS Pharmacists provide pediatric medication consultation services through “Our Pharmacists”， providing individualized evidence-based medication suggestions， increasing the safety of drug use and satisfaction with pharmaceutical care， and ensuring the safety of children medication.
