Profil Penggunaan Analgetik Oral Pada Pasien Sakit Gigi di Klinik Lovely Dental Care Jambi

Abstract

Makanan minuman dengan kandungan gula tinggi merupakan salah satu faktor yang dapat merusak kesehatan gigi. Terutama sering menyebabkan gigi berlubang dan muncul rasa nyeri. Untuk mengurangi atau menghilangkan rasa nyeri tanpa menghilangkan kesadaran biasanya digunakan analgetik. Pemilihan analgetik secara rasional akan memaksimalkan terapi pengobatan, terutama pada pasien sakit gigi. Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif non eksperimental, pengambilan data dilakukan pada pasien sakit gigi periode bulan Agustus - Oktober 2023 di klinik Lovely Dental Care Jambi dengan total 183 resep. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan analgetik oral yang paling sering digunakan adalah asam mefenamat sebanyak 120 resep (65,6%), dosis obat yang paling banyak digunakan adalah asam mefenamat 500 mg sebanyak tiga kali sehari (39,9%).
Kata Kunci : analgetik, oral, nyeri, penggunaanobat
Abstract
Drinks with high sugar content are one of the factors that can damage dental health. Especially often it causes cavities and pain. To reduce or eliminate pain without losing consciousness, analgesics are usually used. Rational selection of analgesics will maximize treatment therapy, especially in patients with toothache. This research is descriptive, non-experimental in nature, data collection was carried out on toothache patients for the period August - October 2023 at the Lovely Dental Care Jambi clinic with a total of 183 prescriptions. The results of the study showed that the most frequently used oral analgesic was mefenamic acid with 120 prescriptions (65.6%), the most frequently used dose was mefenamic acid 500 mg three times a day (39.9%).
Keywords: analgesics, oral, pain, drug use