بررسي داروهاي مانده مصرف نشده خانوارهاي شهر ياسوج در سال 1379

Unconsumed drugs within Yasuj homes (during year 2000)

Background and Objectives: Home surplus drugs are an important problem in the developing countries especially in Iran. Iran is one of the most important consumers of drugs in the world. Materials and Methods: The study was descriptive and limited one and. included 257 families of yasuj (25 clusters) that are selected by random sampling. The method of survy is done by questionairs and intends to evaluate home surplus drugs on basis of Value, dosage forms, which is wasted from the therapeutic categoric and expiray date of drugs. Results: The Findings showed that 83% of families had home surplus drugs on basis of dosage forms tablets, capsules, syrup and ampules (vials) are ranked. On baise of the therapeutic categories, gasterointestinals, analgesics, antibiotics, CNS and antihistamines are ranked. 80.50% of families are covered by one of the current insurance organisations and 19.5% are not. Conclusion: The average value of drugs for every one family was 8869 rials and from macroecomic point of view, It will be a huge amount of money buget of country.