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Nasution, Azizah
Faculty Of Pharmacy, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Health Professions Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

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Characteristics, Antihyperglycemics Utilization, and Quality of Life in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Admitted to a Primary Health Center Nasution, Azizah; Simbolon, Rany; Tanjung, Hari Ronaldo
Indonesian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research Vol. 1 No. 1 (2018): Indonesian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research
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Abstract. This study aimed to assess the characteristics, utilization of antihyperglycemic drugs, and to analyze the quality of life (QOL) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. This two-month prospective descriptive cross-sectional study was undertaken by distributing the European Quality of Life - 5 Dimensions 3 Level (EQ-5D-3L) questionnaire to the patients with T2DM (n=50) admitted to Helvetia primary health center Medan to assessed their QOL. The patients’ characteristics and the utilization of antihyperglycemic drugs were assessed from the patients’ medical records using a self-designed questionnaire. The inclusion criteria were T2DM patients with age of 18 years or older, had no mental disorders, and agreed to sign the informed consent. The patients’ characteristics, their QOL, utilization of antihyperglycemic drugs, and association among their characteristics and QOL were analyzed using descriptive and Chi-Square tests. All analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS, version 19, Chicago, IL, USA) (p value <0.05 was considered significant). It was found that the mean age of the T2DM patients was 59.70 ± 10.44 (years). Most (66%) of them were females. Majority (80%) of the patients graduated from primary to senior high schools. Nearly half (44%) of the patients was provided glibenclamide. The mean QOL of the patients was 0.79 ± 0.14. There was no significant association between the patients’ QOL and their characteristics (p values >0.05). This study proved that most of the T2DM patients were females. Glibenclamide was the most frequently prescribed drug for the patients. The QOL of the patients was 79% of full health. Keyword: Antihyperglycemic Drugs , EQ-5D, QOL, T2DM
Appropriateness of Antibiotic Utilization in Hospitalized Post-Surgery Patients Nasution, Azizah; Fashilah, Noor; Nugraha, Sony Eka
Indonesian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research Vol. 2 No. 1 (2019): Indonesian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research
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Abstract. One of the most common health problems related to surgery is infection which needs treatment with antibiotics. Inappropriate use of antibiotics results in many problems including microbial resistance, interference of the required clinical outcomes, increasing side effects of the provided antibiotics and health resources utilization, causing toxic effects to the body organs, and even death. This study aimed to evaluate the appropriateness of antibiotic utilization on post-surgery patients admitted to Haji Adam Malik (HAM) Hospital, Medan, Indonesia. This three-month prospective descriptive study was conducted to evaluate the appropriateness of antibiotic utilization based on Gyssens method categorized into appropriate and inappropriate (in terms of dose, interval, route, too long provision, too short provision, less effective, toxicity, price, and the spectrum), and trustable literatures on post-surgery patients assessed from their medical records (n=31) in HAM Hospital Medan. Most (54.8%) of the patients were females. The study proved that 23 (74.2%) of the patients received appropriate/rational antibiotic therapy and 8 (25.8%) of them received inappropriate antibiotic therapy consisted of problems with: inappropriate dose, 13%; too long duration, 3.2%); too short duration, 29%. More than a quarter of the patients received inappropriate dosages of antibiotics.
Patient Satisfaction on Covid-19 Handling in Primary Centers Medan Yustika Wirda Ningsih; Azizah Nasution; Urip Harahap
Indonesian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research Vol. 5 No. 1 (2022): Indonesian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research
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Primary health centers play important roles in preventing, detecting, and helping people to cope with the problems associated with the COVID-19 infection. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen and optimize the role of primary health center, including pharmaceutical care. This prospective descriptive study aimed to evaluate the level of patient satisfaction on COVID-19 handling in seven primary health centers Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia period January to April 2021. A self-designed questionnaire was distributed to a total of 617 patients admitted to the 7 primary health centers to assess the characteristics of the patients and the required data about patient satisfaction about nine-item pharmaceutical services provided, supporting facilities, and infrastructures. The patient satisfaction was assessed using a 4-point Likert scale categorized into very dissatisfied, dissatisfied, satisfied and very satisfied. The obtained data were analyzed using descriptive and Chi-Square analyses. Most (67%) of the respondents were females. The present study indicated that most respondents satisfied with the services provided.
Succesfulness of Controlling and Prevention of Leprosy in Aceh Tenggara Regency, Indonesia Syafriadi; Khairunnisa; Azizah nasution
Indonesian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research Vol. 5 No. 2 (2022): Indonesian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research
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Leprosy remains as a health problem in Indonesia. This retrospective descriptive study analyzed the succesfulness of controlling and prevention of leprosy by Deparment of Health Aceh Tenggara Regency (DHATR), Indonesia period 2010 to 2019. The required data (n=125) were extracted from the DHATR databases using a self-designed questionnaire. The new cases, grade 2 disability  rate, recovery rate with  multi-drug therapy (MDT), isolation measures for leprosy patients, bacille calmette-guerin (BCG)  vaccination for the patients’ families, and tertiary prevention were analyzed using a cohort analysis. Succesfulness of the program was analyzed by referring the study results  with the National Guidelines for Eradicating Leprosy (NGEL). Of the 125 patients, 62.4% were male. The new cases found for period: 2010 to 2016, > 5/100,000 population; 2017 to 2019, < 5/100,000 population. The incidence of level 2 disability period 2010 to 2019 was less than 25 cases/10 years and recovery in paucibacillary leprosy (PBL) and multibacillary leprosy (MBL) from 2010 to 2019 reached 100%. The incidence of MBL was higher than that of PBL at the age range of 1 to 70 years.There was no patients isolated and vaccinated during that period. The controlling and prevention  of leprosy in DHATR was in accordance with the NGEL.
Co-Authors Eka Nugraha, Sony Fashilah, Noor Khairunnisa Simbolon, Rany Syafriadi Tanjung, Hari Ronaldo Urip Harahap Yustika Wirda Ningsih