Over-the-counter acquisition of antibiotics in the Maltese general population
Over-the-counter acquisition of antibiotics in the Maltese general population
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DOI：
10.1016/s0924-8579(02)00194-2
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发表时间：
2002-10-01
影响因子：
10.8
通讯作者：
Scicluna, EA
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作者：
Borg, MA;Scicluna, EA
很少有研究对西方国家非处方获取抗生素的频率进行研究。为了深入了解马耳他的这些做法，通过结构化访谈研究了公众对抗生素使用的态度。19%的家长承认他们在没有处方的情况下服用了抗生素，11%的家长回答说他们在没有处方的情况下给孩子服用了抗生素。这些抗生素主要用于治疗上呼吸道症状，特别是喉咙痛，社区药房是85%以上病例的主要来源。这项研究表明，需要在马耳他公众中开展适当使用抗生素的教育运动。(C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V.和国际化学疗法学会。版权所有。
Few studies have studied the frequency of over-the-counter acquisition of antibiotics in western countries. In order to provide an insight into these practices in Malta, attitudes towards antibiotic use in the general public were researched through a structured interview. Nineteen percent admitted that they took antibiotics without prescription and 11% of parents replied that they had given antibiotics to their children without prescription. These antibiotics were mainly self-administered for upper respiratory tract symptoms, particularly sore throat, with community pharmacies being the major source in more than 85% of cases. The study indicates the need for an educational campaign on proper antibiotic use amongst the Maltese general public. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. and International Society of Chemotherapy. All rights reserved.