セルフメディケーション税制に対する新人薬局薬剤師の認知・見解実態把握調査

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The self-medication tax deduction system came into effect on January 1, 2017, as part of the efforts to maintain and improve health and prevent illnesses. It is important for pharmacists to understand this deduction system correctly and make it widely known to the public. However, it is not yet clear how aware pharmacists are and what opinions they might have about the tax deduction system. Therefore, in this study, we conducted a questionnaire related to the self-medication tax deduction system. Respondents were 310 pharmacists that have been working in drug stores or pharmacies accepting insurance co-established with drug stores. The results indicated that, despite differences in the levels of understanding, more than 90％ of the respondents were aware of the self-medication tax deduction system. Furthermore, the level of understanding about this tax deduction system was higher among respondents who said that they attended lectures about the self-medication tax deduction system in the university and through practical training. Many of the respondents considered it necessary to have knowledge about the system and desired a “mobile phone application” that would gather the latest information about it. These results revealed that pharmacists understood the system better when they received education and training. Moreover, it is essential that information related to this system be delivered regularly.