The sale of antibiotics without prescription in pharmacies in Damascus, Syria
The sale of antibiotics without prescription in pharmacies in Damascus, Syria
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DOI：
10.3855/jidc.1248
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发表时间：
2011-05-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Takriti, Farah
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作者：
Al-Faham, Zaid;Habboub, Ghaith;Takriti, Farah
前言：抗生素的过度使用导致了微生物耐药性的发展。一般民众在没有处方的情况下购买抗生素似乎是叙利亚大马士革药店的常见做法。本研究的目的是确定药房配药抗生素的比例没有医疗处方，没有看到patient.Methodology：一个横断面研究，涉及224个药店的样本进行了大马士革。为了在没有医生处方的情况下获得抗生素，研究人员假扮成一个有鼻窦炎症状的姐妹。结果：从200家药店访问，87%的同意，没有坚持从调查员出售抗生素没有处方。这一数字增加到97%时，调查人员谁是在第一次拒绝抗生素坚持抗生素。结论：尽管联邦规定，在大马士革的抗生素的分配是高的。健康教育计划应针对药店和人口。
Introduction: Overuse of antibiotics has contributed to the development of organism resistance. The acquisition of antibiotics without prescription by the general population seems to be common practice in pharmacies of Damascus, Syria. This study aimed to determine the proportion of pharmacies dispensing antibiotics without medical prescription and without seeing the patient.Methodology: A cross-sectional study involving a sample of 224 pharmacies was conducted in Damascus. To obtain antibiotics without medical prescription, the investigators posed as individuals who had a sister with symptoms of sinusitis..Results: From 200 pharmacies visited, 87% agreed without insistence from the investigator to sell antibiotics without prescription. This figure increased to 97% when the investigators who were at first denied antibiotics insisted on having the antibiotics.Conclusion: Dispensing of antibiotics is high in Damascus despite federal regulations. Health education programs should be directed to pharmacies and also to the population.