Michiko Obara

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesProfessor
Last Updated :2025/06/19

■Profile Information

ResearchField(All)

  • Pharmacy
    community-based comprehensive care system, Pharmacy, Home Health Care Pharmacy, Pharmacy, Clinical Caregiving
    Medical pharmacy, social pharmacy, Medical pharmacy, medical pharmacy, Hygiene and public health, health nutrition

Main research topics

  • community-based comprehensive care system,Home Health Care Pharmacy,Clinical Caregiving

■Achievement List

Paper

  • Effects of yogurt as a deglutition aid on disintegration and dissolution of oral tablets
    Joint Author, Taisuke Matsuo, Yoshiyuki Tabata, Hina Sasaki, Yuki Yoshida, Yayoi Gotoh, Toshio Suzuki, Michiko Obara, Yasuyuki Sadzuka,Takashi Tomita,  Yogurt is occasionally used to help swallow medications. It is also advantageous as it is nutritious and easy to swallow. However, the influence of yogurt on the pharmacokinetics of oral medications is poorly understood. In this study, we aimed to evaluate yogurt as a potential swallowing aid., Journal of Texture Studies, WILEY, 1, 9, Feb. 2022, Exist, International
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  • Effects of Food Containing Aroma Compounds on Oral Hygiene
    Joint Author, Michiko Obara, Hideki Hayashi, Nobuhiro Namaki, Daisuke Furushima, Rina Kato, Taiji Matsukawa, Dai Suzuki, Hiroshi Yamada. Tadashi Sugiyama, Lead, The purpose of this study was to develop an aroma compound complex-containing gel that is safe for use in elderly people requiring care, and to clarify the effect of aroma gel in improving the oral hygiene of elderly people requiring care., THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH, 第41巻, 第2号, 125, 131, Feb. 2020
  • Effects of Solvents Used for the Preparation of Food Thickening Agent on the Disintegration Time and Dissolution Rate of Orally
    Joint Author, Michiko Obara, Taisuke Matsuo, Satoshi Yoshida, Kenzo Kudo, Takashi Tomita, Lead, Pharmacometrics, 第97巻, 第5号, 105, 111, Jan. 2020
  • A Case of Patient with Dysphagia Experienced Separation of Tablet from Deglution Aid Jelly in the Larynx
    Joint Author, Shinya Sugiura, Akihito Ueda, Nami Fujii, Kanji Nohara, Shinichi Watanabe, Michiko Obara, Takashi Tomita, Swallowing aid jelly used as a medication support for patients with swallowing dysfunction was found to cause separation of tablet and jelly in the pharynx.
    We report a case in which tablet and jelly were found to separate in the pharynx.

    , Pharmacometrics, 104, 1/2, 25, 29, Mar. 2023, Exist
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  • Yoghurt as a deglutition aid for oral medication: effects on famotidine powder dissolution rate and pharmacokinetics


    Yayoi Gotoh , Yoshiyuki Tabata , Shinya Sugiura , Michiko Obara , Takashi Tomita , Toshio Suzuki, Yoghurt is occasionally used to help swallow medications; however, its influence on pharmacokinetics is poorly understood.
    We assessed yoghurt prepared with L. cremoris FC as a food deglutition aid.
    We performed a dissolution test using famotidine powder mixed with yoghurt and a food thickener.


    , scientific reports, 10.1038/s41598-023-29258-9, Feb. 2023, Exist
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  • Joint Author, 第75巻, 第2号, 19, 24, Feb. 2023, Exist
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  • Joint Author, Last, 第82巻, 第3号, 134, 137, Jul. 2022
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  • Role of Pharmacists are Multidisciplinary cooperation in the Community  ~What Pharmacists are expected to do and research activities~
    Sole Author, Obara Michiko, Lead, Reports and proposals will be made on the role of pharmacies and pharmacists in the community and collaboration among multiple professions based on examples of practical activities and research., The Journal of Japan Society of Dental Hygiene Education, The Journal of Japan Society of Dental Hygiene Education, 第15巻, 第1号, 18, 22, May 2024, Exist, Research papers (research meetings, symposium materials and others), Domestic
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  • Administration of Magnesium Oxide Tablets to an Older Patient with Dysphagia using Yogurt as a Swallowing Aid: A Case Report
    Joint Author, Akihito Ueda, Nami Fujii, Kanji Nohara, Yoshiyuki Tabata, Shinichi Watanabe, Michiko Obara, Takashi Tomita,
    There have been several reports on the use of yogurt as a swallowing aid . In this study, we report our experience in administering magnesium oxide tablets to elderly patients with impaired swallowing function using yogurt instead of thickened food.



    , Pharmacometrics, 106, 1, 9, 11, Mar. 2024, Exist
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Books And Other Publications

  • Single author, Not International Collabolation, Not exist, Books (general interest), Mar. 2021, 159p, Japanese

Affiliated academic society

  • Apr. 2015
  • Apr. 2012
  • Sep. 2017
  • Apr. 2014
  • Apr. 2019
  • Apr. 2021
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  • Apr. 2021
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  • Nov. 2009
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Other Research Achievements

  • Sole Author, Dec. 2022
  • Sole Author, Mar. 2023
  • Sole Author, Nov. 2023

■University education and qualification information

Qualifications, licenses

  • 30 May 1989