Topical drugs usage and patient compliance on topical drugs in Polyclinic Pharmacy, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, JB
Purpose : 1) to determine 5 highest topical drugs being used in Polyclinic Pharmacy, Hospital Sultanah Aminah within 6 months 2) to evaluate patient compliance on topical drugs usage and their understanding on instruction given by pharmacist Methods : 1) Sample of this study were patients who alread...
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| Format: | Student Project |
| Language: | en |
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2008
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| Online Access: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/122960/1/122960.pdf https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/122960/ |
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| Summary: | Purpose : 1) to determine 5 highest topical drugs being used in Polyclinic Pharmacy, Hospital Sultanah Aminah within 6 months 2) to evaluate patient compliance on topical drugs usage and their understanding on instruction given by pharmacist Methods : 1) Sample of this study were patients who already using topical drugs from Polyclinic Pharmacy within period of study. 2) A survey form that consists of multiple choice questions and 5 - point categorical rating scales were distributed to patients. Results : 1) 5 topical drugs that frequently used were Aquaes cream, Bethamethasone cream/ointment, Fusicort, Sebitar and Momethasone furoate. 2) 200 respondent were involved in this study, 75 % of them were compliance while other 15 % were not compliance. Through this survey, 77 % of respondent were understands the instruction of using topical drugs while other 13 % were not understands. Conclusion : 1) The stocks of these 5 highest topical drugs : Aquaes cream, Bethamethasone cream/ointment, Fusicort, Momethasone Furoate and Sebitar shampoo should be monitored. 2) Majority of patients at Polyclinic Pharmacy were compliance and understands the instruction of using their topical drugs given by pharmacist. |
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