サリチル酸絆創膏製剤の適正使用推進を目的とした調査研究

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As ambiguous package descriptions occasionally cause medication errors, measures against this should be taken to help ensure that medicines are used properly. An example is Speel plasterR M, a salicylic acid adhesive plaster, which is used for the treatment of dermal diseases with keratosis. It is supposed to be attached to the diseased skin in a size the same as that of the affected area or smaller than it, in order to prevent the normal skin surrounding the affected area from being irritated and/or being detached. However, we found that some patients covered an area larger than the affected area with the plaster. This may be due to misunderstanding of a Japanese expression in the package description. The expression is "Kanbu-dai" which means the same size as the affected area but some patients take "dai" to mean large making them think that the size should be larger. In a questionnaire given to 180 pharmacy school students, 65.6% answered that the proper use of the plaster was to apply it in a size larger than the affected area, since they had misunderstood the meaning of the expression "Kanbu-dai". This misunderstanding seemed to be connected with the fact that they had not used the plaster before. We therefore devised a user-friendly package with an explanation to patients using illustrations to help ensure that the plaster is used properly.
日本医療薬学会の論文
2008-03-10