• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.409-419
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• 2019

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors affecting antibiotic prescription in dental outpatients. Methods: The present study was conducted using data from the National Health Insurance Service - National Sample Cohort. We analyzed prescriptions issued in the dental outpatient department in 2015, for adults over 19 years of age. Antibiotic prescription rates and mean prescription days were analyzed by sex, age, insurance type, presence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension, season in treatment, type of dental institution, and location of dental institution. Multivariate logistic regression was also performed to analyze the factors affecting antibiotic prescription in dental outpatients. Results: A total of 257,038 prescriptions were analyzed. The mean prescription days of antibiotics in dental outpatients were $3.04{\pm}1.08days$, and the prescription rate was 93.0%. Two variables (presence of diabetes mellitus and insurance type) were excluded from the multivariate logistic regression analysis model because they did not significantly affect antibiotic prescription. The possibility of antibiotic prescription was higher in men ${\geq}61years$ of age and those with hypertension. Furthermore, antibiotics were most frequently prescribed in dental clinics rather than dental hospitals, and more frequently in Busan compared to other areas (p<0.001). Conclusions: Several factors were determined to affect antibiotic prescription, and detailed guidelines for consistent antibiotic prescription are needed.

• 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.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.145-150
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• 2010

In order to investigate the antibiotic prescription pattern for upper respiratory infections (URI), the prescription sheets for outpatients from July 2008 to June 2009 were collected from 7 community pharmacies in Ulsan City, and the prescription pattern of Pediatric and ENT physicians was analyzed. The antibiotic prescription rates of Pediatric and ENT physicians were 63.8% and 61.7%, respectively. It was also observed that the oral antibiotic prescription was 95.6% in Pediatrics and 97.6% in ENT. The most favorable antibiotics by Pediatric physicians were penicillins (21.5%) penicillin-clavulanate (36.4%) and cephalosporins (16.5%), macrolides (11.6%), quinolones (3.5%), and nifuroxazide (3.5%). In case of ENT, the commonly prescribed antibiotics were also penicillin-clavulanate (47.6%), cephalosporins (31.6%), macrolides (11.9%) and sulfonamide (1.3%). The antibiotic combination rate was 7.6% in Peditrics and 1.9% in ENT, among antibiotic prescriptions. The combination of more than two oral antibiotics was examined as 66.8% in Pediatrics and 44.2% in ENT. The common oral antibiotic combination in Pediatrics was prescriptions of two ${\beta}$-lactam antibiotics (54.3%). Among them 83% was the combination of amoxicillin-clavulanate (7:1) and amoxicillin, which could be judged as antibiotic overuse. The next highly prescribed oral antibiotic combination was ${\beta}$-lactam/macrolide antibiotic combination probably for URI (11.3%) and ${\beta}$-lactam/nifuroxazide combination (10.0%) presumably for acute diarrhea. Comparatively the oral antibiotic combination prescribed by ENT physicians was negligible except one physician. In conclusion, the antibiotic over-prescription rate by antibiotic combination was much higher in Pediatrics than ENT, even though both clinical departments showed nealy the similar antibiotic prescription rates.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.37-49
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• 2017

Objectives : This study analyzes the characteristics of prescription drugs for acute upper respiratory tract infection in outpatient clinics and provides basis for establishing the correct evaluation project on appropriate prescribing indicators. Methods : Research data were collected from two for each family medicine, internal medicine, pediatric, otorhinolaryngology and general practitioner clinics with a total of 10 clinics with diseases classifications codes J00-J06, J20 on patients receiving treatment between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013 every Monday in Busan City. Results : The antibiotic prescription rate in evaluating the project on appropriate prescribing indicators of Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service was 44.3%, whereas this study was approximately 30% higher because analysis to target the entire cold-related diagnosis. Conclusions : The correct antibiotic prescription by expanding the current assessment standard should be identified as a minor diagnosis because the evaluation project on appropriate prescribing indicators targets the major diagnosis only.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.2423-2428
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 모바일 단말을 이용한 광학문자인식(OCR) 기반의 개인 처방전 관리 시스템을 구현하였다. 이 시스템은 사용자 개인처방전의 정보들을 자동으로 인식하여 입력할 수 있는 기술이다. 또한, 문자 인식률을 높이기 위하여 기존의 시스템에 전처리과정을 추가함으로써 성능개선을 하였다. 본 시스템을 이용한 그 응용 예로써 개인 처방전 관리 시스템, 알람 서비스, 의약정보 등을 구현하였다.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.121-132
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• 2019

Objectives: This study analyzed the prescription antibiotics characteristics of Acute respiratory infection outpatients. It provides a basis for establishing the correct evaluation project on appropriate prescribing indicators. Methods: The research data were collected from the National Health Insurance Corporation's 2014 sample cohort for Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Otorhinolaryngology, Family Medicine and General practitioner clinics classification of diseases codes J00-J06, J20-J22, J40 outpatients. Results: The antibiotic prescription rate on the evaluation project for appropriate prescribing indicators of Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service was 43.54%, whereas in this study it was about 10% higher because the analysis targeted the entire acute respiratory infection diagnosis. Conclusions: There is a need to identify the correct antibiotic prescription by expanding the current assessment standard. Such standard must include acute lower respiratory infections and minor diagnosis because current evaluation projects on appropriate prescribing indicators targets only the major diagnosis of acute upper respiratory infection.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.143-148
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• 2015

Objective : This study examined benzodiazepine prescription patterns of outpatients visiting the psychiatry department in a single general hospital in Korea. Methods : A retrospective descriptive analysis of benzodiazepine prescriptions was performed on a database from 2014 in a general hospital in Korea. We analyzed the following factors of adult outpatients: demographic factors such as sex and age, amount of benzodiazepine prescribed, treatment duration, and diagnosis based on the ICD-10. Results : In 2014, benzodiazepines were prescribed to 46.4% of the outpatients. Percentage of benzodiazepine prescription increased with age and was highest in the age group 40-59 years. Prescription was more prevalent in women and the prescription percentage increased by treatment duration. Patients with the F4 diagnosis (neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders) were the most highly prescribed group. For all diagnosis groups, prescription was more prevalent in females or similar for both sexes except for patients with F5 diagnosis (behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors), with males being more predominant. Conclusion : Despite the concern regarding the rate of benzodiazepine prescription and administration to geriatric patients, long-term prescription and usage among older patients is still prevalent.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.129-155
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• 2008

급성상기도감염증에 대한 항생제 처방률은 의료기관의 유형, 표시과목, 의료기관이 위치한 지역 등 여러 요인에 따라 차이를 보인다. 본 연구는 1차 의료기관인 의원들 중 내과, 소아과, 이비인후과 의원의 급성상기도감염증에 대한 항생제 처방률에 환자의 특성과 같은 의학적 요인이 아닌 의원의 수입과 밀접한 관계가 있는 의원 수의 변화(경쟁 정도의 변화)와 같은 경제적 요인이 미치는 영향을 실증 분석하였다. 2006년 건강보험심사평가원에서 발표한 전국 각 의료기관의 급성상기도감염증에 대한 항생제 처방률을 주 자료원으로 하여, 경쟁지수를 두 가지 형태로 정의하고 수요 측면을 나타내는 변수와 공급 측면을 나타내는 변수를 통제변수로 선정하여 회귀분석을 실시한 결과 경쟁지수를 어떤 형태로 정의하든, 의원이 위치한 지역의 경쟁정도는 의사들의 항생제 처방률에 통계적으로 유의한 영향을 미친 것으로 분석되었다. 이러한 결과는 시장지역 내 경쟁 정도의 변화와 같은 경제적 요인이 의사들의 처방행태에 영향을 미치는 요인 중 하나라고 해석할 수 있다. 아울러 인과관계의 방향과 관련하여, 의사가 진료하는 지역의 경쟁 정도가 높아질수록 항생제 처방률이 통계적으로 유의하게 높아지는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 의사의 진료수입 감소를 초래할 것으로 예상되는 시장환경의 변화에 대해 자신의 진료수입을 예전상태로 보전하기 위해 불필요한 의료서비스 소비를 유도해서 얻는 편익(소득효과)이 이를 위해 자신이 지불해야 할 비용(대체효과)보다 크기 때문에 항생제 처방률을 증가시킨 것으로 해석할 수 있으며, 또한 경제적 유인체계의 변화에 대하여 의사의 진료행태가 영향을 받을 수 있음을 실증적으로 뒷받침하는 것으로 이해할 수 있을 것이다.

• 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.

• 약학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.244-251
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• 2003

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airway and the prevalence rate is increasing. As the burden of asthma to the society is significant due to the increasing hospital admissions and emergency visits, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI, USA) and World Health Organization (WHO) have developed comprehensive guidelines to help clinicians and patients make appropriate decisions about asthma care. The aim of study was to analyze the pattern of asthma prescriptions based on the national asthma guidelines for the patients visiting primary health care providers. Prescription data for asthma were obtained from the Korean National Health Insurance claims database of January 2002. Ten percent of the primary health care providers were sampled based on their specialty areas, and 20％ of the claim cases were randomly chosen. Study results showed that prescription rate for oral beta-2 agonists was 44.3％, and that for oral theophylline was 46.9％. Oral steroids were prescribed for the 28.2％ of the claims. Utilization of inhalers was low for both bronchodilators (20.3％, beta-2 agonists inhalers), and steroids (8.4％ steroids inhalers). Bronchodilators were more preferred to the longterm anti-inflammatory controllers among the primary health care providers. Prescription rate for antibiotics was 46.0％ for asthmatic patients. Also gastrointestinal drugs were prescribed for 59.0％, antitussives 65.3％, antihistamines 25.3％ and analgesics 29.4％, respectively. This study presented that the prescribing pattern of the primary health care providers for the asthma was quite different from the national and international guidelines. More efforts need to be made to reduce the gap between the present pattern of asthma prescription and the guidelines.