• 한국사회복지학
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• 제46권
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• pp.349-376
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• 2001

The objectives of this study is to examine the German mandatory prescription system in terms of the applicability and restriction of the pharmaceutical policy in order to obtain some useful implications for solving the problems in Korean prescription system. Recently, in Germany, an issue about the security of the prescription, the price control of the pharmaceuticals and the containment of the increasing prescription expenditure has been intensively discussed. Similar problems are also occurred in Korea. So, the policy measurements of Germany could be used in Korea. But it could not easy to introduce the German policy measurements in Korea because of the social-institutional differences between the two countries, which are following; (1) Korea has a short experience with the mandatory prescription system, (2) the German concept of the management differs from that of the Korea, (3) the subscribers and the patients are excluded from the decision making process, (4) the medical service providers often resist against reform plans. For the stable development of the Korean prescription system the principle of self-government, the collective bargaining concept for cost containment, and social consensus about optimal expenditure of the pharmaceuticals are expected to be needed.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.484-494
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• 2000

Objective : To evaluate the relative benefits and the costs associated with the introduction of the new pharmaceutical provision called 'Mandatory Prescription System' which separates the role of physicians from that of pharmacists with respect to the prescription and dispensation of from the perspective of consumers (i.e., patients). Methods : The costs of the system were measured by considering both direct and indirect costs. Direct costs included additional payments for ambulatory care and dispensing fees that occurred under the new system. indirect costs consisted of transportation expenses and costs related to time spent for physician consultation, waiting for the prescriptions to be filled, and extra traveling. Benefits identified in this study were the reduction of drug misuse and overuse, and the overall decrease in drug consumption among the Korean population. Sensitivity analysis was peformed for the inclusion of benefits for outpatients of hospitals, price elasticity, and increased fees for established patients. Results : The net benefit was estimated to be about minus 1,862 billion won and the benefit-cost ratio was 0.478. This indicates that the costs of 'Mandatory Prescription' outweigh its benefits, relative to the previous system. The sensitivity analysis results for all the variables considered in this study consistently showed the benefit-cost ratio to be less than 1. Conclusion : The results of this study suggest that implementing Mandatory Prescription System in Korea might be inefficient from the consumer's perspective. The results of this study do not coincide with the results of previous studies, presumably because of the differences in study design and in which items of costs and benefits were considered.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.65-86
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• 1999

In this study, we investigate the welfare effect of mandatory prescription(MP) in Korea. An immediate effect of MP is the increase in the implicit price of prescribed medicine, which could be obtained easily from drug stores before MP. This will lower the quantity demanded. which will in turn reduce the abuse of drugs. The key to the cost-benefit analysis of MP, therefore, should be focused on this point; price increase in the cost side and quantity decrease in the benefit side. Since we do not have as much information as needed for the analysis, however, we made strong assumptions for the clarity of numbers; the severity of moral hazard of medical doctors related to the sales of hospital drugs, constant demand elasticity, constant benefit multiplier of reduced drug usage, and so on, With these rather strong assumptions, we find that i) the benefit side is much more sensitive to demand elasticity than the cost side effect ii) the larger the demand elasticity, the greater the size of net gain of MP, though the result depends on the size of the benefit multiplier. This analysis shows that we need to have more information on the specific institutional path of health benefit diffusion caused by the reduction of drug usage, which was the major target of MP.

• 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한예방의학회 2000년도 제52차 추계학술대회 연제집
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• pp.169-170
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• 2000

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.164-169
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• 2009

Objectives : Administration methods of antibiotics implements a variety for indications and diseases. Therefore, it is impossible to produce a single guideline. Many antibiotics have been prescribed without specific index, by practicians for a long period of time. In general dental practice and oral and maxillofacial surgical practice, there is not a guidelines for antibiotics. Therefore, there is a dependency on pre-existent methods rather than following an exact guideline. Consequently, a controversy was issued that prescription of antibiotics tend to be misused or abused. And it is also direct relation to the tolerance of antibiotics as well. Moving forward, in this review we will be analyzing the exact usage and indication of antibiotics in dental treatment. Materials and Methods : 29 published articles of both domestic and international were researched through Pubmed and Kormed, and the review from these articles were performed accordingly. We examined the administration of antibiotics through the objective usage, that classified prophylactic and therapeutic. Results : For therapeutic usage, empirical prescription is mandatory for the first step. Next is to moderate the empirical prescription depending upon the result of its culture. Administration of antibiotics must be kept for 2days after the symptoms disappear. For a prophylactic use, we can generally pr escribe antibiotics to prevent local infection or systemic infection. Although the method of prescription and neccessity of antibiotics to prevent local in fection are controversial, exact guidelines of antibiotics to prevent systemic infection are established by AHA. Conclusion : Most crucial concept for prescript antibiotics is to determine if it is adequately suitable for all circumstances. In this decision making, a guideline for prescription of antibiotics in various dental surgical practice is necessary. This guideline can reduce the misusage and disusage of a ntibiotics in general dental practices and oral and maxillofacial surgical practices.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.427-433
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• 2013

Background: This study was conducted to evaluate the factors affecting adherence in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus before and after a clinic based patient incentive program in Incheon. Methods: An observational follow-up study was done for 28,355 patients in one registered group and 245,598 patients in a non-registered group from March 16th 2009 to December 31th 2010 in Incheon. The registration, mandatory laboratory tests and number of clinic visits were collected by merging the Incheon Chronic Disease Management System data and the National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) data. As a measure of patient adherence, we used a variable of prescription days from the NHIC and defined above 80% of average prescription days as an appropriate patient adherence. Repeated measures analysis of variance and logistic regression were used to analyze the differences in patient adherence and factors affecting adherence. Results: The changes in prescription days for the registered group are larger than for the non-registered group. In the logistic regression model, including the variables with sex, age, income status and number of clinic visits, the registered group exhibited a higher Odds ratio in the patient adherence. Conclusion: This study revealed the association between registration and appropriate patient adherence in patients with hypertension or type 2 diabetes mellitus.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.179-184
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• 2013

Purpose: X-ray exposure should be clinically justified and each exposure should be expected to give patients benefits. Since dental radiographic examination is one of the most frequent radiological procedures, radiation hazard becomes an important public health concern. The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitude of Korean dentists about radiation safety and use of criteria for selecting the frequency and type of radiographic examinations. Materials and Methods: The study included 267 Korean dentists. Five questions related to radiation safety were asked of each of them. These questions were about factors associated with radiation protection of patients and operators including the use of radiographic selection criteria for intraoral radiographic procedures. Results: The frequency of prescription of routine radiographic examination (an example is a panoramic radiograph for screening process for occult disease) was 34.1%, while that of selective radiography was 64.0%. Dentists' discussion of radiation risk and benefit with patients was infrequent. More than half of the operators held the image receptor by themselves during intraoral radiographic examinations. Lead apron/thyroid collars for patient protection were used by fewer than 22% of dental offices. Rectangular collimation was utilized by fewer than 15% of dental offices. Conclusion: The majority of Korean dentists in the study did not practice radiation protection procedures which would be required to minimize exposure to unnecessary radiation for patients and dental professionals. Mandatory continuing professional education in radiation safety and development of Korean radiographic selection criteria is recommended.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2010

목 적 : 국내 어린이집을 다니는 소아를 대상으로 황색포도알균의 비강 내 보균율과 이런 보균율에 영향을 끼치는 요인들에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법: 2008년 9월에서 10월까지 서울 지역에 위치한 7개 어린이집의 소아 중 서면 동의를 받은 428명을 대상으로 설문지를 통해 인구학적 자료 및 의료기관 관련 위험 요인에 대한 자료를 수집하였다. 또한 어린이집의 소아들의 비강을 도찰하여 얻은 검체를 증균 및 선택배지에 접종한 후 생화학적 검사를 통해 황색포도알균을 동정 및 분리하였고 디스크 확산법을 통해 메티실린 감수성을 결정하였다. 결 과:대상 환아의 평균 연령은 55개월 이었으며 남녀비는 1.1:1.0이었고 최근 1년 이내에 입원력 및 수술력이 있는 환아는 각각 9.2%, 3.6%였고 항생제 사용력은 약 40%에서 확인되었다. 전체 428명의 소아 중 163명에서 비강 내 황색포도알균이 분리되어 황색포도알균의 비강 내 보균율은 38.1%였으며 분리된 균주의 24.5%는 메티실린 내성 균주였다. 연령이 증가함에 따라 황색포도알균의 비강 내 보균율도 증가 추세를 보였다. 비강 내 MRSA 보균이 9.3%의 소아에서 확인되었으며 이들 대부분이 의료기관 관련 위험요소가 없는 소아였다. 결 론:국내 소아의 약 38% 및 9%가 비강 내 황색포도알균 및 MRSA 보균자임을 확인하였으며, 특히 분리된 MRSA의 95%가 CA-MRSA 균주였다. 향후 비강내 황색포도알균의 보균율의 변화 및 CA-MRSA 보균율의 변화에 대해 지속적인 연구가 필요하겠다.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.65-73
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• 2009

목적: 노안보정용 안경 착용이 원용굴절력 및 근용가입도 변화에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방법: 42~75세 사이의 안과질환이 없고 백내장 수술 또는 망막질환의 경험이 없으며 교정시력이 20/20이면서 노안보정용 안경 착용 경험이 없는 대상자를 대조군, 돋보기 착용군 및 누진다초점안경 착용군으로 세분한 후 방문 시기에 따라 원용굴절력과 근용가입도를 측정하여 비교분석하였으며 추적 관찰은 최대 73개월 동안 진행하였다. 결과: 원용굴절력은 연령에 따라 원시안으로 변하는 경향이 있었으며(r=0.486, p<0.001) 연구기간 중 대상자의 50.0%에서 플러스 굴절력이 증가하였다. 돋보기 착용군의 년 간 플러스굴절력 증가량은 대조군 및 누진다초점안경 착용군과 유의한 차이를 보였으나(p<0.05), 누진다초점안경 착용군은 대조군과 차이가 없었다. 돋보기 착용군의 연간 근용가입도 증가량도 대조군 및 누진다초점안경 착용군보다 더 많았다(p<0.05). 결론: 중노년층에서는 연령관련 원시화현상이 나타날 수 있기 때문에 정기적인 굴절검사가 반드시 필요하며, 돋보기의 착용은 연령관련원시화 및 근용가입도의 증가를 유발시킬 수 있으나, 누진다초점안경의 처방은 원용굴절력과 근용가입도의 증가를 감소시킬 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.1-19
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• 1993

1989년 10월부터 실시되고 있는 약국의료보험과 의약분업제도에 관한 태도를 조사하기 위하여 대구시내 개원의사 및 재국약사를 계통적 표본추출법(systematic sampling)에 의한 표본을 선정하여 우편설문지법으로 1992년 4월 20일부터 5월 20일까지 조사하여 회신된 개원의사 184명, 개국약사 157명의 설문지를 분석한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 현재 시행중인 약국의료보험의 성과에 대해 개원의사는 71.2%가 '실패적'이라고 한 반면 개원약사는 13.4%가 '실패적'이라고 하였다. 개원의사의 50%는 약국의료보험을 폐지하고 의약분업을 도입해야 한다고 한 반면, 개국약사는 66.9%가 의약분업제도와는 관계없이 약국의료보험자체만으로도 성공적인 제도라고 하였다. 개국약사의 약국 1일 평균조제건수는 32.2회였으며, 약국의료보험 이용횟수는 6.2회로 조제건수의 20%에 불과했고, 의사처방전을 지참한 약국의료보험이용횟수는 조제건수의 0.7%였다. 그리고 개원의사의 원외처방전 발행경험자는 58.7%였다. 의약분업제도의 실시에 대해 개원의사는 59.2%가 찬성하였으며 27.7%가 반대하였으나 재국약사는 38.0%가 찬성, 45.5%가 반대 하였다. 그리고 약사가 의사보다 의약분업의 내용을 더 많이 안다고 하였다. 의약분업제도 실시의 찬성자중 찬성이유로 개원의사는 '의약품의 남오용 방지' (54.1%)를 많이 지적한 반면 개국약사는 '의사와 약사의 전문직능 발휘'(62.0%)를 많이 제기하였다. 그리고 분업찬성자에서 개원의사는 52.3%가 '완전강제분업'을 원한 반면, 개국약사는 81.7%가 '부분분업'을 원하였다. 의약분업제도 실시시에 처방전의 발행 방법에 대해서는 개원의사와 개국약사 모두 '일반명' 처방을 44.0%, 89.8%로 가장 많이 원하였고 개원의사에서는 '상품명' 처방도 35.3%나 차지하였다. 의약분업제도의 실시가 이루어지지 않은 이유에 대해 개원의사 및 개국약사 모두 '의사 약사단체 상호간의 업권문제'를 가장 많이 지적했으며 '국민들의 인식 및 관심 부족' '정부의 의지력 결여' 순으로 일치된 결과로 나타났다. 의약분업실시를 위한 선결조건으로는 '의료시설과 약국의 도시 농촌간의 균등분포'를 가장 많이 지적하였으며 의사는 '약사들의 수용태세 확립', 약사는 '의사의 수용태세 확립'을 그 다음으로 지적해 서로 상반된 결과가 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 보면 첫째, 조사대상 개원의사들은 현행 약국의료보험제도에 대해 부정적 견해를 보인 반면 개국약사들은 긍정적 견해를 보였으나 약국의료보험이용은 극히 저조하고 의사의 처방전 발행도 저조한 실정이다. 이에 약국의료보험제도에서 의약분업제도로의 제도적 전환이 고려되어야 할 것으로 생각된다. 둘째, 의사와 약사의 의약분업에 대한 의견이 상이한 점으로 미루어 유추할 수 있지만 의약분업제도 실시의 장애요인으로 의 약사단체 상호간의 업권문제와 의약사간의 갈등이 지적되는 바, 이들 모두를 만족 할 대안을 선택하는 것이 쉬운일 아닐 것이므로 국민의 건강보호차원에서 정부의 중립적 의지가 있어야 할 것으로 생각된다.