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薬剤師を対象としたコンビネーション医薬品および不具合報告制度の認知度調査
2021 年 23 巻 1 号 p. 32-37
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2021 年 23 巻 1 号 p. 32-37
Objective: Drug-device combinations (DDCs) are combinations of drugs and medical devices. Medical device faults associated with DDCs can cause health problems. Although it is important to collect and analyze information on medical device faults associated with DDCs, the awareness of DDCs and medical device fault reporting systems in pharmacists has not been reported. Accordingly, in this study, we aimed to investigate the degree of awareness of DDCs and the medical device fault reporting system for DDCs in pharmacists in Japan.
Methods: A postal questionnaire survey was conducted for 90 pharmacists working at hospitals and pharmacies in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan between July and August 2020. The structured questionnaire consisted of questions regarding the work patterns of the pharmacists, their knowledge of DDCs, and their awareness of the device defect reporting system for DDCs.
Results: The response rate to the questionnaire was 51.5% (n = 46), and 70% of pharmacists were aware of DDCs. However, only approximately 20% of pharmacists were aware of the medical device fault reporting system for DDCs. Although 26.7% of pharmacists had experience with information support for medical device faults associated with DDCs from a pharmaceutical company and only approximately 20% had experience with the website of the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency (e.g., case reports of device defects for DDCs), most pharmacists (91.1%) considered information on medical device faults associated with DDCs to be important.
Conclusion: To enhance the spontaneous reporting of medical device faults associated with DDCs by pharmacists, it is necessary to ensure that pharmacists are aware of medical device fault reporting systems for DDCs.
