Investigation of doctor and pharmacist's consciousness on stockpiling method of drugs to be used in case of disaster

Abstract

At the great east Japan earthquake, numerous victims were forced to live as evacuees for an extended period of time, and it is estimated that the medical needs of those with chronic afflictions exceeded the need for medical care immediately following the disaster. There is a possibility that the citizen possesses a certain amount of chronic disease medicine at hand, but there are no studies that clarified the viewpoint of medical professionals about the pros and cons of the citizen's own medicines stockpile for disaster. So we conducted a questionnaire survey on medical supplies prepared for disasters for physicians and pharmacists. Secondary disaster risks at the time of natural disasters in their workplaces were high. Therefore, it was suggested that public stockpiling should be carried out in a safe place. It is necessary to discuss the risks and benefits of each medicine stockpiling method for each medical area.