Abstract:

Recently, the rational use of drug has been taken part in literature as a contemporary issue that is evaluated from the perspective of public education in terms of creating a social awareness by especially politicians and government. Drug expenses which have an important part of health expenses including developed countries is also a significant issue with regard to the more effectively uses of limited sources. Even though patients get the suitable remedy that is directed by a physician during the treatment, controlling of the process cannot be conducted easily since they are the final decision makers on the use of drugs. The problems starting as individually on the irrational use of drug can negatively affect public welfare in the long term. The most common drugs that are used irrationally are antibiotics; and it causes an interruption for the sustainability of health gains in terms of both cost and productivity. The aim of this study is to form a general framework on the issue of the rational use of drug both in Turkey and in the world, and is to reveal the current position of antibiotics, which is the most popular one for the irrational use of drug, with the help of statistical data and studies in the related literature.

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