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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2018, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (2): 199-204.doi: 10.12092/j.issn.1009-2501.2018.02.016

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Influence of clinical pharmaceutical care on medication compliance and treatment effect in Helicobacter pylori positive peptic ulcer outpatients

LI Jingjing 1, YU Yanxia 1, TANG Lian1, ZHANG Jinkun2, YU Qiang2, SHANG Erning1   

  1. 1 Department of Pharmacy, 2 Department of Gastroenterology, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou 215002, Jiangsu, China
  • Received:2017-07-31 Revised:2017-08-22 Online:2018-02-26 Published:2018-03-02

Abstract:

AIM: To assess the influence of clinical pharmaceutical care on medication compliance and treatment effect in Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) eradication in outpatients with peptic ulcer. METHODS: Ninety-six outpatients with H.pylori positive peptic ulcer from July 2015 to June 2016 were prospectively collected and were randomly divided into control group and intervention group. Patients in the control group were given the traditional outpatient service. The intervention group patients received pharmaceutical education and follow-up by clinical pharmacist. Medication compliance and gastrointestinal symptom were assessed in both groups before and after H.pylori eradication therapy. H.pylori eradication rates of all patients were tested by 14C urea breath test after the end of stopping all medicines for at least 4 weeks. RESULTS: The score and the improvement of compliance with medication of intervention group patients were significantly higher than those of the control group (3.73 vs.2.58, 1.71 vs.0.44, P<0.01). 81.25% of patients in intervention group and 60.42% of patients in control group took all prescribed doses. The difference was statistically different(P<0.05). Forty-four patients of the intervention group and thirty-six patients in the control group reported less gastrointestinal symptoms (91.67% vs.75.00%, P<0.05). The H.pylori eradication rate of the intervention group was significantly higher than that of the control group (91.67% vs.72.92%, P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Clinical pharmaceutical care has a significant effect on H.pylori eradication rate, medication compliance and the improvement of gastrointestinal symptom.

Key words: clinical pharmaceutical care, Helicobacter pylori eradication, peptic ulcer, medication compliance

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