Surveillance Study in Collaboration with a University-Daycare Center for Elderly People and Nursery School for Children on the Use of Over-the-Counter Drugs and Health Food in Fukuyama

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  • ANRAKU Makoto
    Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University
  • INOUE Hirofumi
    Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University
  • SATO Eiji
    Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University
  • HATA Toshiyuki
    Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University
  • TSUCHIYA Daiju
    Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University
  • OKAMURA Nobuyuki
    Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University
  • YOSHITOMI Hironori
    Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University
  • KONDO Yuko
    Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University
  • TANAKA Masataka
    Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University
  • TOMIDA Hisao
    Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University

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  • 福山市における大学-高齢者及び保育施設連携を活用した一般用医薬品・健康食品利用実態に関する調査研究
  • フクヤマシ ニ オケル ダイガク コウレイシャ オヨビ ホイク シセツ レンケイ オ カツヨウ シタ イッパンヨウ イヤクヒン ケンコウ ショクヒン リヨウ ジッタイ ニ カンスル チョウサ ケンキュウ

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Abstract

  To estimate the extent of use of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and health food, we administered a questionnaire to the parents of children in a nursery school and to elderly people in a daycare center in Fukuyama city. The aim of the questionnaire was to determine the percentage of children and elderly people who use OTC drugs and health food, the purpose of using them, and the types of OTC drugs and health food used. Other questions concerned the person advising them on the use of OTC and health food, the side effects of OTC drugs and health food, and the awareness of children and elderly people regarding possible interactions between prescription drugs and OTC drugs. In children, the most frequently consumed OTC drugs were cold medicines (32.1%), followed by topical creams (22.6%) and eye lotion (14.3%). In elderly people, the most frequently consumed OTC products were eye lotion (18.0%), followed by laxatives (14.8%) and fomentation agents (13.1%). The purchase ratio of health food for children and elderly people were 4.8% and 11.5%, respectively. These results suggest that the need for OTC drugs and health food in children are very different from those in elderly people. In addition, in promoting self-medication, the demand for the opinion of a specialist occupied about 80% or 70% of the total specialist time among children and elderly people, respectively. Therefore, when providing information on health food and OTC drugs, the needs of each generation should be taken into account. The information obtained from the responses received will allow us to provide better pharmaceutical care for both children and elderly people in Fukuyama city.<br>

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  • YAKUGAKU ZASSHI

    YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 130 (8), 1093-1103, 2010-08-01

    The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

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