The evaluation of prescription dispensing scores of the pharmacy students before and after the problem-based “rational drug use” course: Results of the two years’ experience

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Keywords

• Dispensing score; pharmacy practice; rational use of medicine; problem- based pharmacotherapy; pharmacist; pharmacy student; simulated patient, CyprusThe evaluation of prescription dispensing

The evaluation of prescription dispensing scores of the pharmacy students before and after the problem-based “rational drug use” course: Results of the two years’ experience

Abstract

Eczacıların ilaçların akılcı kullanımının sağlanmasındaki önemi büyüktür. Bu nedenle eczacılık fakülterindeki eğitimin farmakoterapi sürecinde problem çözme ve karar verme yetilerini kazandıracak nitelikte olması gerekir. Probleme dayalı yöntemlerle yapılan eğitim öğrencinin edindiği teorik bilgiyi uygulamada kullanma becerisini kazanmasına yardımcı olabilir. Bu çalışmada Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi’nde 3. Sınıf öğrencileri için 2011 ve 2012 yıllarinda açılan “Akılcı İlaç Kullanımı” dersinin reçete karşılama skoruna etkisi Türk Farmakoloji Derneği tarafından geliştirilen OSPE değerlendirme ölçeği ile araştırılmıştır. Öğrencilerin derse başlamadan önceki reçete karşılama skoru A grubundaki 34 öğrenci için 34.26 ± 13.6 ve B grubundaki 17 öğrenci için 34.94 ± 11.6 iken bu değerler kurs bitiminde yapılan değerlendirmede anlamlı olarak (p<0.001) artmış; sırasıyla 62.18 ± 13.0 ve 67.06 ± 15.6’a çıkmıştır. Simüle hasta kullanılarak probleme dayalı yöntemle yapılan farmakoterapi dersleri reçete karşılama davranışının iyileştirilmesi açısından yararlı gözükmektedir

Keywords

• ANAHTAR KELİMELER: Reçete karşılama; eczacılık, akılcı ilaç kullanımı, problem dayalı, rasyonel farmakoterapi, eğitim, simüle hasta, Kıbrıs

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