2017 Volume 43 Issue 11 Pages 601-609
The proper use of drugs with renal excretion and nephrotoxicity is an urgent problem due to the increase in CKD patients. We have been sharing renal function data on CKD patients among medical staff, including community pharmacists, using the CKD sticker since March, 2012 in Shiga. The CKD sticker is affixed to the medication log book of CKD patients. We performed questionnaire surveys of all community pharmacies in Shiga for five years from 2012 to 2016, and examined the utility of the CKD sticker. The CKD sticker was recognized at 98.6％ of pharmacies in 2016. Pharmacies attended by patients with the CKD sticker increased to 68.8％ in 2016. In addition, there were no local differences among 9 branches in the Shiga Pharmacist Society in 2016. The number of pharmacies that performed questionable inquiries based on the CKD sticker increased from 7.7％ in 2012 to 24.7％ in 2016. Pharmacies that inquired about patients with CKD stickers greatly increased in 2016, and the number of prescription changes increased. The spread of CKD stickers was observed throughout the prefecture, and this study demonstrated that the CKD sticker was a useful tool for questionable inquiries. The CKD sticker helped to avoid the use of drugs in cases with nephrotoxicity and to reduce the quantity of drugs in cases with renal excretion, allowing for safe medication of CKD patients.
