환아 보호자 대상으로 실시한 한약 용기 선호도 조사

Abstract

ObjectivesThe aim of this study is to investigate preferred herbal medicine packaging. MethodsThe study used questionnaires for the caregivers, who have administered their children herbal and westernmedicine. 106 of them were visited the Department of Pediatrics, the Oriental Medicine Hospital of OO University,during the period between in 2014. We used PASW Stastics 18.0 to analyze different dosing methods, and preferred packaging and drugformulations. Results1. 77.4% answered that they use cups to administer medications, 9.4% transferred it to other plastic bottles,8.5% used straw to drink from the pouch, 4.7% drank as it is inside the pouch. Method of taking it wasnot very significant depending on the age. 2. Compare to pills and capsules, 48 responders answered that pills and capsules are easier to take, 11 answeredherbal medication is easier to take. 32 answered that there were no significant difference. 3. 45.3% reported vinyl pouch was preferable, 44.3% answered spout pouch was preferred, 5.7% answered bottlesare convenient, and another 5.7% responders thought cup was fine. Others include syrup bottles had 1 person. These varying preferences were not depending on the age variations. 4. 56.3% answered that price was the main reason why they prefer one over the other. Others 29.2% statedconvenience, 12.5% reported safety, and 10.4% people answered ease of administration as their main reasonfor their preferences. ConclusionsBased on this study, numbers of parents felt inconvenient administering herbal medicine as a vinyl pouch, andfelt necessary to improve this. However, price and other reasons made vinyl pouch still more preferable option. Vinyl pouch that we are using today didn’t show any safety issues. Therefore, it is recommended to still use vinylpouch, but with caps on top to improve administration and distinguishing issues.