Herbal Formula Science (대한한의학방제학회지)

The Korean Medicine Society for the Herbal Formula Study (대한한의학방제학회)
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A survey about experience of combined medications of Korean herbal drugs and Western drugs with outpatients in oriental and western hospitals

한.양방 병원 외래환자의 한.양약 동시복용 경험 실태조사

  • Oh, Moon-Su (Dept. of Oriental Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Wonkwang Oriental Medicines Research Institute) ;
  • Kang, Jae-Seung (Dept. of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Hwang, Young-Il (Dept. of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Jung, Hee-Jae (Dept. of Respiratory Diseases, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Kim, Yun-Kyung (Dept. of Oriental Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Wonkwang Oriental Medicines Research Institute)
  • 오문수 (원광대학교 약학대학 한약학과.원광한약연구소) ;
  • 강재승 (서울대학교 의과대학 해부학교실) ;
  • 황영일 (서울대학교 의과대학 해부학교실) ;
  • 정희재 (경희대학교 한의과대학 폐계내과학교실) ;
  • 김윤경 (원광대학교 약학대학 한약학과.원광한약연구소)
  • Received : 2010.11.25
  • Accepted : 2010.12.02
  • Published : 2010.12.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this survey was to find out the actual condition and the problems of combined medications of patients who have general diseases, respiratory diseases. The objects of this survey were 1,769 outpatients who visited 8 Oriental hospitals and Seoul national university hospital respiratory clinics. SPSS program was used to analyze the survey data. The mean age of patients was lower in oriental hospital than in western hospital. The monthly family incomes were higher in oriental hospital patients than in western hospital patients. The condition of patients was better in oriental hospital than western hospital and self-assessed health status was more positive in oriental hospital patients than in western hospital patients. The percentage of having experienced of treated in oriental and western hospital at the same time was 21% in western hospital patients and 45% in oriental hospital patients. In patients with respiratory diseases, the percentage of having taken combined medications was 40.2% in oriental hospital and 13.7% in western hospital. In patients with non-respiratory diseases, the percentage of having taken combined medications was 27.4% in oriental hospital and 8.3% in western hospital. And in the patients with two different diseases, the percentage of having taken combined medications was 27.9% in oriental hospital and 6.3% in western hospital. The percentage of having experienced synergistic effects was 33.0% in western hospital and 56.3% in oriental hospital. The percentage of side effects was 12.6% in western hospital and 12.2% in oriental hospital. This survey was meaningful in that it reported the actual condition of combined medications of patients who have general diseases, respiratory diseases. For the deep study on synergistic and side effects of combined medications, it is necessary to collect many cases of synergistic and side effects by doctors in western and oriental hospitals.

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