Rodenhuis Nienke, de Smet Peter A, Barends Dirk M
National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Pharm World Sci. 2003 Aug;25(4):173-6. doi: 10.1023/a:1024852529628.
The aim of this study was to measure the experience of patients with score line tablets where breaking was necessary for dosing.
In three community pharmacies in the Netherlands, patients were asked about their experiences with the functioning of the score line. The survey was restricted to scored tablets that had to be broken to obtain the prescribed dose. It was also asked what actions were taken by the patient when breaking problems were encountered.
Of all the score line prescriptions included in the study, 36% received a negative evaluation by the patient. The main negative experiences were related to loss of mass after breaking the tablets and difficulty in breaking, reported in 32% and 15%, respectively, of the prescriptions included in the study. In only 28% of the negative experiences had this been reported back to the pharmacy.
Many patients experience an unsatisfactory performance of tablets with score lines. Improvement will need a combination of technically better score lines and the alertness of the dispensing pharmacy for breaking problems.
本研究旨在衡量需要掰开以进行给药的刻痕片患者的用药体验。
在荷兰的三家社区药房，询问患者关于刻痕片功能的用药体验。该调查仅限于必须掰开以获得规定剂量的刻痕片。还询问了患者在遇到掰开问题时采取了什么行动。
在本研究纳入的所有刻痕片处方中，36%得到了患者的负面评价。主要的负面体验分别与片剂掰开后质量损失和掰开困难有关，在本研究纳入的处方中，分别有32%和15%的处方报告了这些问题。在仅28%的负面体验中，这些问题被反馈回了药房。
许多患者对刻痕片的使用体验不满意。改进需要技术上更好的刻痕以及配药药房对掰开问题的警觉性相结合。
