The rate of use of phosphodiesterase-5 PDE5 inhibitor without physician recommendation and the faults of using medication in patients with erectile dysfunction

Abstract

Objective: In this study, we evaluated the rate of use of phosphodiesterase-5 PDE5 inhibitor without physician recommendation and the faults of using medication in patients with erectile dysfunction ED .Materials and methods: A total of 310 patients with ED were evaluated. The patients were divided into subgroups according to age and education level. In all groups, the rate of use of PDE5 inhibitor without physician recommendation and the rate of use of PDE5 inhibitor together with nitrate and alpha-blocker were determined. The rates between the groups were compared statistically by package program MedCalc Software v11.5.1 . Results: The age of the patients ranged between 38-73 57.4 ± 7.9 . The rate of use of PDE5 inhibitor without physician recommendation was 26.4% 82/310 in general, 20.7% 45/217 in primary school graduates, 39.7% 37/93 in high school/university graduates, 31.1% in below 60 years of age 57/183 and 19.6% in over 60 years of age 25/127 . The rate of use of PDE5 inhibitor was significantly higher in high school/university graduates p = 0.002 . But, there was no significant difference in age-related groups p = 0.053 . The use of PDE5 inhibitor together with nitrate and alpha-blocker was 2.9% and 3.5%, respectively. These rates were significantly higher in high school/university graduates p = 0.016, p = 0.014 . However, there were no significant difference between age-related groups p = 0.832, P = 0359 . Conclusion: The rate of use of PDE5 inhibitor without physician recommendation was found significantly high in patients with ED. In addition, these patients have significant faults in medication use

Keywords

• Erectile dysfunction,PDE5 inhibitor,contraindication

Erektil disfonksiyonlu hastalarda hekim önerisi olmaksızın fosfodiesteraz-5 PDE5 inhibitörü kullanım oranı ve ilaç kullanım hataları

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma ile erektil disfonksiyonlu ED hastalarda, hekim önerisi olmaksızın fosfodiesteraz-5 PDE5 inhibitörü kullanan hasta oranını ve bu hastalardaki hatalı ilaç kullanım özelliklerini araştırdık. Gereç ve yöntem: Toplam 310 ED’li hasta değerlendirildi. Hastalar, eğitim durumuna ve yaşa bağlı olarak alt gruplara ayrıldı. Tüm gruplarda, hekim tavsiyesi olmaksızın PDE-5 inhibitörü kullanan hasta oranı ve PDE-5 inhibitörü ile birlikte nitrat ve alfa bloker kullanan hasta oranı tespit edildi. Gruplar arasındaki oranlar, istatistiksel olarak paket programla MedCalc Software v11.5.1 karşılaştırıldı. Bulgular: Hastaların yaş aralığı 38 ile 73 arasında idi 57.4±7.9 . Hekim önerisi olmaksızın kendi kendine PDE-5 inhibitörü kullanan hasta oranı genel olarak %26.4 82/310 , ilköğretim mezunlarında %20.7 45/217 , lise/üniversite mezunlarında %39.7 37/93 , 60 yaş altı hastalarda %31.1 57/183 ve 60 yaş üzeri hastalarda %19.6 25/127 idi. Kendi kendine PDE-5 inhibitörü kullanım oranı lise/üniversite mezunlarında anlamlı düzeyde yüksekti p=0.002 . Ancak, yaşa bağlı gruplarda anlamlı bir fark yoktu p=0.053 . PDE5 inhibitörü ile birlikte nitrat ve alfa-bloker kullanan hasta oranı, sırasıyla %2.9 ve %3.5 idi. Bu oranlar, lise/üniversite mezunlarında anlamlı düzeyde yüksekti p=0.016, p=0.014 . Buna karşı, yaşa bağlı gruplar arasında anlamlı bir fark yoktu p=0.832, p=0.359 . Sonuç: ED hastalarında hekim önerisi olmaksızın PDE5 inhibitör kullanım oranı anlamlı derecede yüksek bulunmuştur. Ayrıca, bu hastalarda önemli oranda ilaç kullanım hataları bulunmaktadır

Keywords

• Erektil disfonksiyon,PDE-5 inhibitörü,kontrendikasyon

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