Overuse of medications in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.
Overuse of medications in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.
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10.2471/blt.22.288293
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发表时间:
2023-01-01
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Moynihan, Ray
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Albarqouni, Loai;Palagama, Sujeewa;Chai, Julia;Sivananthajothy, Priatharsini;Pathirana, Thanya;Bakhit, Mina;Arab-Zozani, Morteza;Ranakusuma, Respati;Cardona, Magnolia;Scott, Anna;Clark, Justin;Smith, Claire Friedemann;Effa, Emmanuel;Ochodo, Eleanor;Moynihan, Ray
To identify and summarize the evidence about the extent of overuse of medications in low- and middle-income countries, its drivers, consequences and potential solutions. We conducted a scoping review by searching the databases PubMed®, Embase®, APA PsycINFO® and Global Index Medicus using a combination of MeSH terms and free text words around overuse of medications and overtreatment. We included studies in any language published before 25 October 2021 that reported on the extent of overuse, its drivers, consequences and solutions. We screened 3489 unique records and included 367 studies reporting on over 5.1 million prescriptions across 80 low- and middle-income countries – with studies from 58.6% (17/29) of all low-, 62.0% (31/50) of all lower-middle- and 60.0% (33/55) of all upper-middle-income countries. Of the included studies, 307 (83.7%) reported on the extent of overuse of medications, with estimates ranging from 7.3% to 98.2% (interquartile range: 30.2–64.5). Commonly overused classes included antimicrobials, psychotropic drugs, proton pump inhibitors and antihypertensive drugs. Drivers included limited knowledge of harms of overuse, polypharmacy, poor regulation and financial influences. Consequences were patient harm and cost. Only 11.4% (42/367) of studies evaluated solutions, which included regulatory reforms, educational, deprescribing and audit–feedback initiatives. Growing evidence suggests overuse of medications is widespread within low- and middle-income countries, across multiple drug classes, with few data of solutions from randomized trials. Opportunities exist to build collaborations to rigorously develop and evaluate potential solutions to reduce overuse of medications.
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