• 치위생과학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.51-56
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• 2005

이 연구는 치과진료에서 처방되는 약제를 분석함으로써 해당 치과병 의원의 정보 자료의 제공 등으로 자율적 개선 노력 유도 및 지속적인 처방행태 변화추이 공개로 적정처방 및 벤 치마킹유도와 국민에게 항생제, 주사제 등의 약제 사용실태 홍보로 적정 약제 사용을 위한 인식 변화 유도에 기여하고자 이 연구를 시행하였다. 2003년 7월 1일부터 9월 31일까지 요양기관 34,226개소의 건강보험 외래약제 처방내역을 이용하여 항생제, 주사제의 투약일수율 및 처방률, 투약일당 약품비, 처방건당 약품목수와 고가약품목수의 비중에 대해 분석한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 항생제에 대한 투약일수율은 치과의원이 90.11%로 전년 동기 및 전분기보다 낮게 나타났으나, 처방률은 15.50%로 전년 동기 및 전분기보다 높게 나타났다. 치과병원의 투약일수율과 처방율은 각각 71.57%와 21.05%로 전분기보다 다소 높게 나타났다. 타종별 요양기관보다는 치과 병 의원의 투약일수율은 매우 높으나 처방률은 낮게 나타났다. 2. 주사제에 대한 투약일수율과 처방률은 치과의원이 각각 0.13%과 0.05%로 전년 동기보다는 감소추세로 나타났으며, 치과병원의 투약일수율과 처방률도 각각 1.03%과 0.88%로 전분기보다 다소 낮게 나타났다. 타 요양기관 종별보다는 치과병 의원의 주사제 투약일수율과 처방률은 매우 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 3. 약품목수는 치과의원이 2.79개로 전년 동기보다는 낮아졌으나 전분기보다는 높게 나타났으며, 치과병원은 2.67개로 전년 동기 및 전분기에 비해 증가된 것으로 나타났다. 타종별 요양기관보다는 치과병 의원 모두 약품목수가 적은 것으로 나타났다. 4. 투약일당 약품비는 치과의원이 863원으로 전년 동기 및 전분기에 비해 증가추세로 나타났으며, 치과병원은 1,385원로 전분기보다 낮게 나타났다. 타종별 요양기관보다는 치과병 의원 모두 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 5. 고가약품목수 비중은 치과의원이 46.43%로 전분기보다 높게 나타났으며, 치과병원은 54.05%로 전분기보다 매우 높게 나타났다. 병 의원에 비해 치과병 의원이 고가약품 목수 비중이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 6. 지역별 외래처방 현황 분석시 항생제 처방률은 광주지역이 가장 높고 대전지역이 가장 낮은 것으로 나타났으며, 주사제 처방률은 2/4분기 결과와 마찬가지로 영남지역이 모두 높은 반면, 수도권 지역은 모두 낮은 처방률로 나타났으며, 지역별 변이도 매우 커 최대지역의 처방률이 최소지역의 처방률의 2배 이상 높은 것으로 나타났다. 투약일당 약품비는 울산지역이 가장 높고 전북지역이 가장 낮게 나타나며, 처방건당 약품목수는 경기지역이 가장 높고 제주지역이 가장 낮게 나타났다.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.186-194
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• 2017

Objectives: A significant concern has been raised about the emerging resistance that is largely caused by the excessive or inappropriate use of antibacterial agents for viral respiratory infections. This study investigated the trend of respiratory tract infections (RTIs) and the use of antibiotics. Methods: Utilizing the national level health insurance claims data from 2005 to 2008, we examined encounter days, antibiotic use, and the prescription rate for respiratory tract infections including upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs), lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs), and otitis media in outpatient settings. The antibiotic use was measured as defined daily dose per 1,000 patients per day (DDD/1,000 patients/day). Results: The visit for URTI increased from 141,693,465 in 2005 to 120,717,966 in 2008 and the visit for LRTI decreased from 61,778,718 to 66,930,122. For RTIs, prescription rates of antibiotics decreased from 65.2% to 58.5% for URTIs and 76.9% to 68.3% for LRTIs from 2005 to 2008. The antibiotic use decreased to 20.85 DDD/1,000 patients/day after a significant increase of 22.01 DDD/1,000 patients/day in 2006. Among antibiotics, J01CR had the highest use- 7.93 DDD/1,000 patients/day followed by J01DC of 3.71 DDD/1,000 patients/day and J01FA of 3.2 DDD/1,000 patients/day. One notable trend is that J01FA presented a continuous increase in antibiotic use from 2.3 in 2005 to 3.26 DDD/1,000 patients/day in 2008. Conclusion: The use of antibiotics had poor compliance to guidelines for RTIs. Despite decrease in the use of antibiotics, prescription rates for URTIs were still about 50% indicating that the delayed prescribing antibiotics (or wait-and-see) were not observed.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.75-86
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• 2002

의약분업실시 전후 보건소 투약환자의 특성변화, 질병양상변화 그리고 진료내용변화를 알아보기 위해 의약분업 전인 2000년 3월과 의약분업 후인 2001년 3월 각각 한 달 동안 경상남북도에 소재한 4개 보건소(도농복합형 시보건소 2개소, 군보건소 2개소)를 의약분업 전과 후에 이용한 투약환자 5,890명(의약분업 전)과 3,496명(의약분업 후)을 대상으로 건강 보험 및 의료급여 청구서를 이용하여 투약환자의 성, 연령, 주 진단명, 의료보장종류, 내소일수, 투약일수를 조사하였다. 또한 의약품 처방의 변화를 알기 위해 급성 호홉기질환 및 근골격계 질환자에 처방한 약제 종류수, 주사제 사용률, 항생제 사용률, 고가소염제 사용률를 조사하였다. 투약환자의 질환별로는 분업 전에 비해 급성호흡기 질환자는 49.7%, 고혈압환자는 18.1%, 근골격계질환자는 70.5%, 당뇨병환자는 8.5%, 소화기계질환자는 71.2%, 만성호흡기질환자는 76.4% 감소하였으며, 요도감염질환자는 의약분업 전에 비해 66.7% 증가하였다. 의약분업 전후 평균 내소일수의 변화는, 성별로는 남녀 모두 의약분업 전 보다 후가 유의하게 감소하였고(p<0.01), 의료보장형태별도는 건강보험은 유의하게 감소하였으나(p<0.01), 의료급여는 유의한 변화가 없었다. 질환별로는 고혈압, 당뇨병, 근골격계질환에서 유의하게 감소하였다(p<0.01). 의약분업 전후 평균 투약일수는 유의하게 증가하였다(p<0.01). 질환별로는 요도감염을 제외한 다른 질환들은 유의하게 증가하였으며(p<0.01), 요도감염은 증가는 하였으나 통계적으로 유의하지는 않았다. 의약분업 전후 급성호흡기질환자에 대한 평균 처방 약제 종류수는 4.9개에서 4.7개로 유의하게 감소하였고, 주사제 사용률은 63.8%에서 7.7%로 유의하게 감소하였으며, 항생제 사용률은 33.7%에서 19.1%로 유의하게 감소하였 다(p<0.01). 의약분업 전후 근골격계질환자에 대한 평균 처방약제 종류수는 3.7개에서 3.2개로 유의하게 감소하였으며, 주사제 사용률은 64.9%에서 1.7%로 유의하게 감소하였고, 고가 소염제 사용률은 29.1%에서 39.7%로 유의하게 증가하였다(p<0.01). 이상의 결과 의약분업 후 내소환자의 평균 내소일수는 감소한 반면 평균 투약일수는 증가하였다. 의사의 처방형태의 변화로는 평균 약재 종류수는 감소하였고 주사제나 항생제 처방률은 급격히 감소하였으나, 고가 소염제의 처방률은 증가하였다.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.49-76
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• 2006

The aim of this study was to explore the effects of a computerized review program which was introduced in August 1, 2003, using claims data for acute respiratory infection related diseases. National Health Insurance (NHI) claims data on respiratory infection related diseases before and after the introduction, with six month intervals respectively, were used for the analysis. Clinic was the unit of observation, and clinics with only one physician whose specialty was internal medicine, pediatrics, otorhinolaryngology and family medicine and clinics with a general practitioner were selected. The final sample had 7,637 clinics in total. Indices used to measure practice pattern was prescription rates of antibiotics, prescription rates of injection drug per visit, treatment costs per claim, and total costs per claim. Changes in the number of claims for major disease categories and upcoding index for disease categories were used to measure claiming behavior. Data were analysed using descriptive analysis, t-test for indices changes before and after the introduction, analysis of variance (ANOVA) for practice pattern change for major disease categories, and multiple regression analysis to identify whether new system influenced on provider' practice patterns or not. Prescription of antibiotics, prescription rates of injection drug, treatment costs per claim, and total costs per claim decreased significantly. Results from multiple regression analysis showed that a computerized review system had effects on all the indices measuring behavior. Introduction of the new system had the spillover effects on the provider's behavior in the related disease categories in addition to the effects in the target diseases, but the magnitude of the effects were bigger among the target diseases. Rates of claims for computerized review over total claims for respiratory diseases significantly decreased after the introduction of a computerized review system and rates of claims for non target diseases increased, which was also statistically significant. Distribution of the number of claims by disease categories after the introduction of a computerized review system changed so as to increase the costs per claims. Analysis of upcoding index showed index for 'other acute lower respiratory infection (J20-22)', which was included in the review target, decreased and 'otitis media (H65, H66)', which was not included in the review target, increase. Factors affecting provider's practice patterns should be taken into consideration when policies on claims review method and behavior changes. It is critical to include strategies to decrease the variations among providers.

• 약학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.399-404
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• 2005

To investigate drug interaction, 23,536 prescriptions published for 1 year were investigated with 'Drug Inter­action Fact 2002'. Dispensing records and a database file written in a local general hospital in South Korea were used as a sample. The number of total cases of drug interaction was 3,238 ($13.76\%$) out of 23,536 prescriptions. The incidence of drug interaction in each prescription the children, the adults, and the elderly were $1.33\%,\;10.97\%,\;25.50\%$, respectively. The incidences of drug interaction per each prescription were $22.03\%,\;20.52\%,\;0.51\%,\;and\;0.36\%$ in neurosurgery, internal med­icine, pediatrics, and orthopedics, respectively. In neurosurgery and internal medicine, risk-high drugs of drug interaction such as antihypertensive drugs, diuretics, and cimetidine were used very often in elderly. In this paper, several suggestions to reduce drug interaction were postulated with regard to the usage of analgesics, non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs, and antibiotics.

• 대한의사협회지
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• 제61권11호
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• pp.687-698
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• 2018

Inappropriate antibiotic use significantly contributes to antibiotic resistance, resulting in reduced antibiotic efficacy and an increased burden of disease. The objective of this study was to investigate the characteristics of prescribers whose antibiotics use was high and to explore factors affecting the use of antibiotics by medical institutions. This study analyzed the National Health Insurance claims data from 2015. Antibiotic prescription data were analyzed in terms of the number of defined daily doses per 1,000 patients per day, according to the World Health Organization anatomical-therapeutic-chemical classification and methodologies for measuring the defined daily dose. We investigated the characteristics of prescribers and medical institutions with high antibiotic use. Multivariate regression analyses were performed on the basis of characteristics of the medical institution (number of patients, type of medical institution [hospital or clinic], age of the physician, etc.). The number of patients and number of beds were found to be significant factors affecting antibiotic use in hospitals, and the number of patients, region, and medical department were significant factors affecting antibiotic use at the level of medical institutions. These findings are expected to help policy-makers to better target future interventions to promote prudent antibiotic prescription.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.151-159
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• 2018

이 연구는 의원 간 경쟁이 급성중이염 총진료비와 항생제처방률에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 건강보험심사평가원 2015년 유 소아 급성중이염 평가 자료를 활용하여 기초통계, 상관분석, 회귀분석을 실시한 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 총진료비와 의원 간 경쟁지수는 시 구 군별 큰 격차를 보였으나, 항생체처방룰은 차이를 보이지 않았다. 둘째, 의원 간 경쟁은 총진료비에 통계적으로 유의한 영향을 미쳤다. 셋째, 의원 간 경쟁은 항생제처방률에 통계적으로 유의한 영향을 미치지 않았다. 향후 연구에서 의료기관 경쟁정도가 진료행태에 미치는 다른 요인을 규명하기 위해 재진비율, 방문당 진료비 등에 대한 추가 연구가 필요하다.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.179-194
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• 2011

Although there have been studies regarding the separating policy of dispensary and medical practice, little study have provided a concrete empirical evidence to what extent the policy objectives are achieved. In this paper, we try to provide empirical evidence whether the policy separating dispensary from medical practice achieved the policy objectives, which representatively are reducing the mis-use or over-use of anti-biotic prescriptions and medicines, and decreasing the government spending for the cost of pharmaceutical support. By comparing the average of the rate of change of the number of medicines prescribed, the rate of anti-biotics prescribed, and the government spending for the cost of pharmaceutical support between the areas where the separation policy was implemented and the exceptional areas, we concluded that it is difficult to conclude that the policy separating dispensary and medical practice achieved its policy objects, as it first announced to achieve in the introduction of the policy in 2000. However, the limitation of this study is that the data, that can thoroughly analyze the effect of separating policy of dispensary from medical practice, cannot be collected as expected. Hence, we could not use a parsimonious empirical model to evaluate the effect of the policy introduced in 2000. Rather we used a simple statistical method to extract enough empirical evidence fro m the data available. In the near future, we would expect to see more research that analyze the exact effect of policy separating dispensary and medical practice with concrete empirical model using more sophisticated dataset.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.30-40
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• 2012

In Korea, elderly population aged 65 and older are about 5.0% and 10.7% in 1990 and 2009, respectively. Since elderly people may experience physiologic changes with aging and their pharmacodynamic and pharmcokinetic parameters also have been undergone changes, several adverse drug reactions can occur more frequently than young people. Especially, neuropsychiatric adverse drug reactions such as delirium and drowsiness endanger elderly patients more. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the outpatient prescriptions using drug causing delirium and drowsiness in elderly patients aged 65 and older. We retrospectively reviewed prescriptions for elderly patients collected from four community pharmacies from January 2nd to February 1st, 2010. One pharmacy was located closed to a general hospital, and others were located closed to a internal medicine or an ENT clinic. The each number of the collected prescriptions was followings; Group A (n=496) from internal medicine department of a general hospital; Group B (n=44) from ENT department of general hospital; Group C (n=144) from internal medicine clinic; Group D (n=110) from ENT clinic. In result, in Group A, the average number of prescribed drugs causing delirium or drowsiness per Rx was 2.38 In Group B, the average number of prescribed drugs causing delirium or drowsiness per Rx was 2.09 In Group C, the average number of prescribed drugs causing delirium or drowsiness per Rx was 2.51. In Group D, the average number of prescribed drugs causing delirium or drowsiness per Rx was 2.72. Especially, in Group D, the percentage of prescription that drugs causing delirium or drowsiness per Rx prescribed more than 3 is 52.73% In all the 4 groups, over the 60% of drugs causing delirium and/or drowsiness per prescription of elderly patients were prescribed. It means elderly patients take 2 drugs causing delirium and/or drowsiness among 3 drugs, which is very serious. Frequently prescribed drugs causing delirium and/or drowsiness were followings; GI agents, antitussives & expectorants, histamine H1 antagonist, analgesics, antibiotics. Among these drugs, GI agents was high raking in all the 4 groups, and pharmacists should caution elderly patients when counseling. In the internal medicine groups (Group A,C), drugs concerning chronic diseases were prescribed frequently. In conclusion, pharmacist's role is important. Pharmacists are well informed of the drugs causing delirium or drowsiness and it is important to explain about ADRs slowly and easily to the elderly patients that receive drugs causing delirium or drowsiness. And institutional device is needed. For example, when doctors prescribe drugs for the elderly patients, message is needed that supply some informations about drugs causing delirium or drowsiness.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.297-307
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• 1998

The purpose of this paper is to understand the prescription and management of medicines by school-nurses. A survey was mailed to 199 school-nurses in elementary and secondary schools in Pusan from February 10 to March 31, 1997. It was shown that 97.0% of the schools have visiting school-doctors and only 29.6% have visiting school-pharmacists. 36.7% of the respondents don't know the amount of this annual health-related budget. Concerning the annual budget of purchasing medicines, 50.4% of the elementary schools spend 210,000 won to 400,000 won and 45.0% of the secondary schools spend more than 610,000 won. 56.3% of the respondents said the budget was enough, but 5% said it was not. 70.9% of the schools purchase medicines twice a year. The average number of students visiting the nurse in a year are 1,892 in elementary schools, 1.6 times per student and 2,471 in secondary schools, 1.7 times per student, respectively. The annual average number of students who were prescribed medicine a year are 1,804 in elementary schools, 1.5 times per student, 2,372 in secondary schools, 1.7 times per student. The percentage of students who are prescribed internal medicines was 45.5% in elementary, schools and 61.3% in secondary schools, respectively. To the preralence sicknesses, the wound was the most common, accounting for 42.7% in elementary and 22.6% in secondary schools. Next was abdominal pain, indigestion, and headaches in elementary schools; and colds, indigestion, and abdominal pain in secondary schools, respectively. To the dirersity of medicines prescribed: internal medicines 29 for abdominal pain, 25 for indigestion, 8 for physiological pain, 13 for headaches, 30 for colds, and 10 for eye disease; external medicines 2 for skin disease, 10 for toothaches and 31 for other sicknesses. 42.7% of the respondents said the schools have enough medicines, but 7.6% said that schools need more. 50.8% of the respondents said they get information on medicines from TV advertisements or medicine-related books, 16.6% get information from visiting pharmacists. More experienced nurse-teachers are likely to get information from visiting pharmacists, but 37.5% of the respondents who have less then four year experience in school get information through other nurse-teachers before deciding to buy medicines. To the choice of medicines: 83.9% of the respondents said that they choose safe medicines with less side-effects. 40.7% responded that they write down the prescription history daily, but 6.1% said they do this only once in two or three months. To the confidence in prescriptions, 37.7% of the respondents said they are sure of the effectiveness of the medicines they prescribe. To what extent the nurse-teachers prescribe, 50.3% said they prescribe to the level of anagelics, and 21.1% prescribe to anti-histamines and antibiotics. 80.4% said that the details of illnesses and medicines to be prescribed in school should be regulated by a school health-care law. To the problems in prescription, 79.9% of the respondents worry about abuse by students who want prescriptions but have no serious illnesses, 57.8% worrg about the lack of information on medicines and dosage. And 55.8% said they can't tell the difference between medicines whose brands are different, but bare the same ingredients. The conclusion of this study is that a health education program is necessary to prevent the misuse or abuse by students and a continuing education program for school-nurses is needed to solve the problems related to the purchasing and prescription of medicines. The criteria of the prescription of medicines also should be regulated by a school health-care law or management acts.