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Problems with oral formulations prescribed to children: a focus group study of healthcare professionals
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作者:
Rebecca Venables
Heather Stirling
Hannah Batchelor
John Marriott
机构:
[1] Keele University,School of Pharmacy
[2] University of Birmingham,Pharmacy and Therapeutics Section, School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences (CMDS), Medical School Building
[3] University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire,Paediatric Department
来源:
International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
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2015年
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37卷
关键词:
Healthcare professionals;
Adherence;
Medicines administration;
Pediatrics;
Prescribing;
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Background There is evidence to suggest that adherence with prescribed medication is lower amongst adolescents and children than in adults. Medication adherence rates between 11 and 93 % in paediatric patients have been reported. More research needs to be carried out in order to understand why medicines adherence is low and how adherence can be improved in children with long-term conditions. Personal communication with paediatricians in secondary care has highlighted that problems are most likely to be encountered by parents, carers, nurses and children themselves when administering medicines for prevalent long-term childhood conditions. Objective To explore problems with oral medicines prescribed to paediatric patients from the perspectives of medical practitioners, pharmacists and nurses. Setting Two NHS trusts in the West Midlands, UK. Methods Four focus groups (FG) were conducted. Five nurses, eight medical practitioners and six pharmacists participated in focus groups. The themes explored were problems experienced when prescribing, dispensing and administering oral medicines for children. Main outcome measure Themes evolving from Healthcare professionals reports on problems with administering medicines to paediatric patients. Results Two main themes: sensory and non-sensory emerged from the data. Included within these were taste, texture, colour, smell, size, swallowing, quantity, volume and manipulation with food. Taste was the most commonly reported barrier to medicines administration. Texture was reported to be a significant problem for the learning disability population. Medicines manipulation techniques were revealed across the groups, yet there was limited knowledge regarding the evidence base for such activity. Problems surrounding the supply of Specials medicines were discussed in-depth by the pharmacists. Conclusion Organoleptic and physical properties of medicines are key barriers to medicines administration. A robust scientific evidence-based approach is warranted to inform standardised protocols guiding healthcare professionals to support safe and effective medicines manipulation across all settings. Pharmacists’ knowledge of Specials medicines needs to be recognised as a valuable resource for doctors. Findings of this study should help to optimise paediatric prescribing and direct future formulation work.
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