Investigation and Analysis of Outpatients′ Questionnaires on their Cognition of Medicine Instructions

Objective To investigate the outpatients′ congnition and their concern degree about the medicine instructions.Methods The questionnaire was set up according to "Drug administration law of the People′s Republic of China","Provisions for Drug Registration","Provisions for Drug Packaging,Label and Instruction".The sample method was adopted to carry out this questionnaire on different ages of outpatients.Results About 5% of the outpatients didn't read the instructions,over half of the outpatients pay no attention to the names of the drugs,pharmaceutical interaction,over dosage,drug toxicology,pharmaceutical dynamics and approval number mentioned in the instruction.Although more than half of patients take notice of component specification,usage,dosage,adverse drug reactions,they can understand them.Conclusion Clinical doctors and hospital pharmacists must carefully read the drug instructions and guide the outpatients to take the medicine correctly,so as to guarantee drug application safety of patients.