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    Determination of Potential Drug-Drug Interactions Using Various Software Programs in a Community Pharmacy Setting
    (TURKISH PHARMACISTS ASSOC, 2019-03-01) OKUYAN, BETÜL; Sancar, Mesut; Kasik, Aksa; Okuyan, Betul; Batuhan, Sevda; Izzettin, Fikret Vehbi
    Objectives: The aim of the present study was to compare various software programs in detecting potential drug-drug interactions in a community pharmacy setting. Materials and Methods: Details of prescriptions were collected from 50 community pharmacies located in Istanbul in March and April 2015 (two days per week). From each pharmacy, the first 20 prescriptions that included more than one drug were collected to evaluate potential drug-drug interactions. The following software programs were utilized to detect potential drug-drug interactions: micromedexsolutions.com , medscape.com , and drugs.com . The number of potential interactions detected by the software programs was determined. Results: At least one potential drug-drug interaction was detected in 39.2% of the 1000 prescriptions by one of the software programs. According to the rates of total drug-drug interactions gathered from various software programs, these programs gave the following results: medscape.com 33.3%, drugs.com 31.3%, and micromedexsolutions.com 21.2%. Conclusion: After comparing different software programs, the potential drug-drug interactions found by the programs proved to be different. Therefore, we recommend that pharmacists confirm with a different program before making a decision when they detect clinically significant potential drug-drug interactions.
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    Assessment of medication knowledge and adherence among patients under oral chronic medication treatment in community pharmacy settings
    (WILEY PERIODICALS, INC, 2013) OKUYAN, BETÜL; Okuyan, Betul; Sancar, Mesut; Izzettin, Fikret Vehbi
    Purpose This study aimed to determine whether there is a relationship between the lack of medication knowledge and the self-reported rates of patient medication adherence. Methods Patients eligible to participate in the study had been taking oral medication at least once daily over the course of a minimum of three consecutive months before recruitment to the study. All participants were older than 18 years. The level of each patient's knowledge of his or her medication was randomly assessed by a trained fifth-year pharmacy student through an adapted questionnaire. In addition, patient adherence was evaluated via utilization of the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale. Results Of the 765 study participants (mean +/- SD age = 55.45 +/- 15.05 years, range = 2091 years, 56.2% women), 58.0% reported adherence to their medication regimen and 64.5% professed optimal knowledge of their medication. The mean duration of medication utilization was 26.77 +/- 40.62 months (range = 3504 years). A statistically significant correlation exists between the total medication knowledge score on the questionnaire and the level of medication adherence (r=0.964, p<0.001). Conclusion Improvement in the patient's knowledge of medications taken would bear a positive effect on medication adherence. Copyright (c) 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    Assessment of the Attitude of Community Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians towards Diarrhea: A Simulated Patient Study in Turkey
    (PHARMACOTHERAPY GROUP, 2015-09-14) OKUYAN, BETÜL; Sancar, Mesut; Tezcan, Elif; Okuyan, Betul; Izzettin, Fikret Vehbi
    Purpose: To evaluate community pharmacists' and pharmacy technicians' counselling practices regarding diarrhea in Istanbul-Turkey using a simulated patient study. Methods: This study was conducted in a total of one hundred community pharmacies located in two different districts of Istanbul, Turkey. Diarrhea cases involving patients of different age groups were designed and assigned to simulated patients who visited the pharmacies. After leaving a neighbourhood pharmacy, the simulated patients answered a list of questions about the content of the consultation services offered by the pharmacist or the pharmacy technician, including whether or not demographic and medication history was taken, if pharmacological and non-pharmacological recommendations were made, and if any patient education was offered. The duration of the counselling services, the total number of questions asked by the community pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, and the cost of the suggested medications were also evaluated. Results: The number of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who counselled simulated patients was 40 and 60, respectively. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians made little enquiry about the demographics and medical history of the patients. The most common medications recommended by pharmacists and pharmacy technicians were probiotics, either alone or in combination with other medications. Pharmacists took more responsibility for simulated patients than pharmacy technicians did (p < 0.05). Pharmacists offered more recommendations to simulated patients when compared with pharmacy technicians (90 vs. 68.3 %, p < 0.05). Conclusion: In view of their consultant role regarding patient medication, the attitude of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians towards minor illnesses such as diarrhea needs improvement through professional education programs.