Volume 25, Issue 1, June 2016, Pages 163–173
Raiany Thaimeny Nery1 and Angelita Cristine de Melo2
1 Pharmacy student, Federal University São João Del-Rei (UFSJ), Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2 Federal University São João Del-Rei (UFSJ), Research Group on Epidemiology and Public Health and Research Group on Clinical Pharmacy, Divinópolis, Minas , Brazil
Original language: English
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Introduction: Food-drug can have a significant influence on the therapeutic success of the drug and on the adverse effect profiles of many drugs being administered. This study assessed the prevalence of potential drug-food interactions and orientation of health professionals on the proper use of medicines. Methods: Cross-sectional study which included 517 patients aged 18 years or over between May-August 2012. The analysis of the information included estimates of central tendency, variability and proportions. Multivariable analysis was performed by the Statistical Learning Theory Exhaustive CHAID algorithm was used to define of cut-offs for the complexity of pharmacotherapy and prioritize patients more likely to take their medications incorrectly with regard to food. Results: 1786 drugs were used by patients. Captopril and omeprazole were the most incorrectly used. Total of 66.0% of patients reported that they had not received any information on their pharmacotherapy and 95.2% stated that they had doubts or difficulties that could have been resolved by the pharmacist. An absence of additional information to those strictly necessary for compliance with the regimen of drugs prevailed (89.7%). The most common inaccuracy was taking a drug with food that should be taken on an empty stomach to improve absorption of the drug (57.7%). Conclusion: Professionals, in general, do not seem to warn their patients to take their medications on a full or empty stomach, at least in writing medications. Health professional awareness of the drug administration process can reduce medication errors and may contribute to the optimization of pharmacotherapy.
Author Keywords: Food-drug interactions, medication errors, complexity of pharmacotherapy, patient education, pharmacoepidemiology.
Raiany Thaimeny Nery1 and Angelita Cristine de Melo2
1 Pharmacy student, Federal University São João Del-Rei (UFSJ), Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2 Federal University São João Del-Rei (UFSJ), Research Group on Epidemiology and Public Health and Research Group on Clinical Pharmacy, Divinópolis, Minas , Brazil
Original language: English
Copyright © 2016 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Introduction: Food-drug can have a significant influence on the therapeutic success of the drug and on the adverse effect profiles of many drugs being administered. This study assessed the prevalence of potential drug-food interactions and orientation of health professionals on the proper use of medicines. Methods: Cross-sectional study which included 517 patients aged 18 years or over between May-August 2012. The analysis of the information included estimates of central tendency, variability and proportions. Multivariable analysis was performed by the Statistical Learning Theory Exhaustive CHAID algorithm was used to define of cut-offs for the complexity of pharmacotherapy and prioritize patients more likely to take their medications incorrectly with regard to food. Results: 1786 drugs were used by patients. Captopril and omeprazole were the most incorrectly used. Total of 66.0% of patients reported that they had not received any information on their pharmacotherapy and 95.2% stated that they had doubts or difficulties that could have been resolved by the pharmacist. An absence of additional information to those strictly necessary for compliance with the regimen of drugs prevailed (89.7%). The most common inaccuracy was taking a drug with food that should be taken on an empty stomach to improve absorption of the drug (57.7%). Conclusion: Professionals, in general, do not seem to warn their patients to take their medications on a full or empty stomach, at least in writing medications. Health professional awareness of the drug administration process can reduce medication errors and may contribute to the optimization of pharmacotherapy.
Author Keywords: Food-drug interactions, medication errors, complexity of pharmacotherapy, patient education, pharmacoepidemiology.
How to Cite this Article
Raiany Thaimeny Nery and Angelita Cristine de Melo, “DO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS EDUCATE PATIENTS ON DRUG-FOOD INTERACTIONS?,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 163–173, June 2016.
