Wright V, Hopkins R
Ann Rheum Dis. 1976 Apr;35(2):174-6. doi: 10.1136/ard.35.2.174.
A study of 200 rheumatic patients attending an outpatient clinic and 72 general practitioners (GPs) was undertaken in relation to the administration of antirheumatic drugs. (1) Both patients and GPs agreed that effectiveness, absence of toxicity, and once daily administration were the important features of administration. (2) Significant differences between GPs and patients were noted in that patients more frequently preferred capsules than tablets. (3) GPs thought red was the best colour for an antirheumatic tablet, whereas patients thought white, this opinion being partly determined by the possible confusion of red tablets with sweets by children. (4) In a survey of 174 outpatients with rheumatic diseases, those with rheumatoid arthritis did not like blister packaging. A detailed assessment of 30 patients with rheumatoid arthritis in hospital confirmed this. Patients with moderate or severe rheumatoid disease of the hands often could not extract tablets from blister packs. Those who could found the packs difficult to open, the tablets broke, and came out suddenly, falling to the floor.
针对抗风湿药物的使用，对200名在门诊就诊的风湿患者和72名全科医生进行了一项研究。（1）患者和全科医生均认为有效性、无毒性以及每日一次给药是给药的重要特征。（2）全科医生和患者之间存在显著差异，即患者比全科医生更常倾向于胶囊剂而非片剂。（3）全科医生认为红色是抗风湿片剂的最佳颜色，而患者则认为是白色，这一观点部分是由儿童可能将红色片剂与糖果混淆所决定的。（4）在对174名风湿性疾病门诊患者的调查中，类风湿关节炎患者不喜欢泡罩包装。对30名住院类风湿关节炎患者的详细评估证实了这一点。手部患有中度或重度类风湿疾病的患者往往无法从泡罩包装中取出片剂。那些能够取出片剂的患者发现包装难以打开，片剂会破碎并突然弹出，掉到地上。
