ANALYSIS OF PHARMACEUTICAL NEEDS WITHIN SHELTERS FOR CHRONIC MEDICINE USERS -EXAMINATION USING NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE DATA-

Abstract

Pharmaceutical users, such as chronically ill patients, often experience a worsening of their condition when they are unable to use pharmaceuticals. In particular, in the event of a large-scale earthquake disaster, in addition to the damage to the family hospital, the need for medicines in the community increases, and the likelihood of deterioration of the condition of chronic drug users is high. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to provide need-based pharmaceutical assistance to chronic users of pharmaceuticals in the event of a disaster. In Hakui City, Ishikawa Prefecture, pharmaceutical prescription status in the community was ascertained, and by assuming the evacuation of pharmaceutical users in the event of an earthquake disaster, it was determined where and what kind of pharmaceutical needs would exist in the event of a disaster. As a result, many people in Hakui chronically use antihypertensive agents and hyperlipidemia drugs, and we found that demand for these drugs is expected to be high at evacuation centers in the event of an earthquake or disaster.