2025 Volume 30 Pages 65-74
Objective To find issues in Drug Use-Results Survey in Medical Institutions by assessing the views of physicians and pharmacists involved in Drug Use-Results Survey on their work and their acceptance of ethical considerations.
Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among physicians and pharmacists at 113 of the 140 facilities of the National Hospital Organisation, which had claimed the commissioned research funds in 2023.
Results Responses were received from 104 physicians and 93 pharmacists. 76.0% of physicians and 62.4% of pharmacists stated that the task of preparing the survey forms was burdensome or somewhat burdensome. 74.0% of physicians and 78.5% of pharmacists answered ʻnecessary for all survey’ and ʻnecessary for some survey’ with regard to the need to written informed consent, while 21.2% of physicians and 8.6% of pharmacists answered ʻnot necessary’.
Conclusion The study revealed that a high proportion of pharmacists, as well as physicians, felt that preparing survey forms was burdensome. In addition, while there was much support for the need for ethical review and obtaining informed consent from patients, several issues in the Drug Use-Results Survey were identified, such as differences in views on ethical considerations between physicians and pharmacists.
