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Are we using drugs rationally? A survey study from Turkey
Serife Ozdinc1, Nazli Sensoy2, Rumeysa Kurt3
1Serife Ozdinc, MD. Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, School of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
Objectives:
To investigate the rational use of drugs from patient's perspective.
Methods:
This study was conducted at the Afyon Kocatepe University Training and Research Hospital between February and March 2013. Data were collected with a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and Chi-Square test were used.
Results:
About 54% (n=419) of participants reported that they used drugs without the advice of a physician. The 19-24 age group, secondary and high school graduates, and students used drugs more often without consulting a physician (P < 0.05). Participants that used drugs after consulting a physician did not fully use the drugs as recommended by the physician, and physicians did not give patients adequate information about prescribed drug(s). 72% of participants stored drug(s) at home.
Conclusions:
Rational use of drugs is not completely achieved. Certain patient groups and even physicians are closer to being a part of the irrational use of drugs.