Medications that should not be crushed
| Autor: | S.A. Vázquez-Rodríguez, Omar González-Santiago, Patricia González-Barranco, Sandra Gracia-Vásquez, Ivonne Antonieta Camacho-Mora |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Medical treatment business.industry musculoskeletal neural and ocular physiology 030226 pharmacology & pharmacy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine nervous system Family medicine medicine Observational study Operations management 030212 general & internal medicine Enteric coated business |
| Zdroj: | Medicina Universitaria. 19:50-63 |
| ISSN: | 1665-5796 |
| Popis: | Goal To evaluate the knowledge about medications that could or could not be crushed or split among a group of patients in the Monterrey metropolitan area, and make a list of medications available in Mexico that should not be crushed or split. Material and methods A descriptive, observational, transverse study was conducted using validated surveys among 950 patients undergoing medical treatment that went to clinics in the cities of San Nicolas de los Garza, Monterrey and Guadalupe of the Monterrey metropolitan area. The survey included a series of questions aimed at learning the patients’ level of knowledge regarding which drugs can be split or crushed. In order to collect the list of medications, several databases were consulted. Results Of the study group, 80.3% had crushed or split a tablet prior to its administration, most of them to facilitate oral intake. Fifty four percent (54.4%) did not ask their physicians about this procedure. Seventy two (72.5%) percent considered that not all tablets should be crushed, but they did not know the exact reason why. An extensive list of medications available on the Mexican market that should not be crushed or split was presented. Conclusions There is an urgent need to improve the information available regarding what dosage forms can be split or crushed in order to prevent medication errors. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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