Evaluation of rational drug use in terms of medical ethics

Irrational drug use is among the most important health problems in our country as well as in the world. This misuse, which affects health policy makers, physicians in terms of health service delivery, pharmacists in terms of drug delivery and patients in terms of drug use, has become an important issue in the last 50 years where the active responsibilities of each shareholder are discussed and ethical considerations are made. Therefore, it is of great importance to evaluate the subject especially from the point of view of medical ethics. Despite the fact that the World Health Organization has proposed solutions to the global problem of irrational drug use in an individual and social context, it seems that a fully effective solution has not been reached yet. For this purpose, the place and importance of rational drug use today, what is done globally and what measures are taken in our country have been investigated in the literature. The titles "Rational Drug Use", "Irrational Drug Use", "Rational Antibiotic Use", "Medical Ethics", "Rational Drug and Ethics" were determined and the articles and thesis works written in these titles were scanned in various search engines. A total of 4663 articles and 95 thesis works were found in the related titles as a result of the survey. However, in these studies, it was determined that the issue of rational drug use was not evaluated in terms of medical ethics. In addition, in order to contribute to the study, an interview was conducted with Okan Şahin, the president of the Chamber of Pharmacists of Bursa, regarding the "rational use of drugs" and it was observed that answers were provided to support the study. In this study, rational drug use practices were evaluated from the point of view of medical ethics and it was concluded that drug use that is not in accordance with the principles of medical ethics may be a problem with both health and economic aspects. In addition, various recommendations have been developed to support rational drug use.