TÜRKİYE’DE İLAÇ İSRAFI VE AKILCI İLAÇ KULLANIMI ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA

OpenAlex İngilizce

Rational Drug Use is defined as ‘a set of rules that require patients to take medicines appropriate to their clinical needs, in doses that meet their personal needs, for a sufficient period of time, at the lowest cost for themselves and society The aim of the study is to examine the rational drug use of individuals between the ages of 18-65 in Türkiye and to evaluate the effects of various socio-demographic factors (such as gender, educational status, chronic disease status, age) on rational drug use. Additionally, it is aimed to provide suggestions on health policies and practices to increase rational drug use. The data are collected through face-to-face survey method and Google form. The research is carried out with 1,015 people by making the necessary universe and sampling calculation. The data are analyzed with SPSS package programme. As a result of the research, there may be significant problems between rational drug use and the recommendation to recommend prescriptions of the same quality as gender, education level, chronic disease status and amount of use. However, no significant relationship is found between the age variable and rational drug use, and the explanatory power of the model varies at 5.1%.