抄録
Since the revision of the Pharmacist Law in Japan, pharmacists must provide patients with informations regarding all dispensed drugs. However, several problems have recently been reported reganding such drug information. A large number of problems are related to discrepancies between the in formation provided by doctors and pharmacists. Therefore, we must direct our attention to these problems in order to solve this dilemma. In the present study, we send a questionnaire to 255 doctors in Hirosaki University Hospital to obtain their opinions regarding the drug information for outpatients provided pharmacists. The questionnaires included 15 questions about the drug information service, and multiple choice questions were used. Completed questionnaires were obtained from 168 doctors (a recovery rate of 65.9%). Forty-five point two percent of the doctors agreed with the drug information provided to the outpatients by pharmacists and 42.9% of doctors agreed with some reservatians. Only 0.6% of the doctors were against this service by pharmacists. Our findings suggest that a large number of doctors would like to know exactly what kind of drug information is provided to the outpatiens by pharmacists. Therefore, they thought it important for pharmacists to closely confer with doctors before dispensing any information, since they would like to give their approval to any such information. The fundamental information of drugs such as the manner and appropriate amounts any dangers of such drug treatment are also required by doctors. The doctors thought that the patients should be informed of any severe adverse events of drugs and drug interactions. On the other hand, 27.3% of doctors did not want to offer, patients any exaggerated information of adverse events and name and/ or effects of anti-cancer drugs. Ten percent of the doctors had gotten into trouble due to information dispensed by pharmacists. However, over 88% of the docters agreed with the work of the drug information service. However, they had misgivings about contradictions regarding the drug information between that given by doctors and pharmacists. If move opportunities for doctors and pharmacists to communicate could be established, then the drug information provided to outpatients would thus be even more useful.
