Oral antibiotic use without consulting a physician: A survey of ED patients

Richman, Peter B.; Garra, Gregory; Eskin, Barnet; Nashed, Ashraf H.; Cody, Ronald

doi:10.1053/ajem.2001.20035

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“…This finding corresponds to those of studies conducted in the United States and Greece, which also found that higher educational status is associated with misuse of drugs ( 8 , 17 ). This relationship cannot be directly attributed to educational status.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…We found that many persons used antimicrobial drug leftovers from previous prescriptions, as was the case in reports from the United States ( 8 – 10 , 12 ). Drugs could be left over because extra tablets were dispensed (in many countries pharmacies dispense drugs per package, not exact number of tablets) or because of patient noncompliance.…”

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confidence: 62%

“…In the United States, several studies indicate considerable use of leftovers ( 8 – 10 ), drugs obtained from a family member, a pharmacy, or a source outside the country ( 11 , 12 ). For example, in an Hispanic neighborhood of New York City, antimicrobial drugs are available without a prescription ( 13 ).…”

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Self-medication with Antimicrobial Drugs in Europe

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Haaijer‐Ruskamp

Burgerhof

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Self-medication with Antimicrobial Drugs in Europe

Grigoryan

Haaijer‐Ruskamp

Burgerhof

et al. 2006

Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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“…This rate is similar to Jordan study results, which shows that 40.7% of the population used antibiotics without consulting their physicians [13]. Similarly a study was conducted in USA, revealed that the prevalence of self-medication was of 43% [14] and in agreement with the prevalence of selfmedication in china 35.12% [15]. On the contrary, the rate in much lower in Indonesia 7.3% [16].…”

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Prevalence and Predictors of Self-Medication with Antibiotics for Children in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Alfalogy¹

2017

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Self-medication with antibiotics is becoming a very common practice, and it is being practiced globally carrying a significant economic burden and health hazards. This study assesses prevalence and predictors of self-medication with antibiotic for children. A cross-sectional study was carried out on 252 mothers selected randomly from primary health care Centers in Makkah, during the period Jan -July 2016. Mothers were interviewed about giving their children antibiotic without prescription using a semi structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed using IBM advanced SPSS statistical package version 23. Logistic regression analysis was done to determine which of the factors are independently associated with self-medication with antibiotic for children. As a result, in total, 252 respondent mothers were interviewed with mean age 36.7±18.4. The prevalence of self-medication with antibiotic for children was 39.3% despite that the majority 82.9% has satisfactory knowledge about proper antibiotic use. Amoxicillin clavulenic is the most self-prescribed antibiotic representing 53.3% followed by amoxicillin 25.6%. The predictors for self-medication were educational level, income, residence and knowledge about antibiotics use. It was concluded that, Self-medication with antibiotics for children is a common practice. Policies and considerable efforts are needed to challenge the self-medication with antibiotics especially increasing the awareness among mothers about the self-medication with antibiotics risks and hazards.

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“…Several studies in developed [3] and developing [4,5] countries indicate that the use of antibiotics during self-medication is a common practice worldwide. The prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics has been found to be more in low income countries and it has been shown to be significantly related to many factors like availability and easy access to antibiotics, lack of access to health care [6], inappropriate use [7], poor awareness [8], poor regulation [9], lack of supervision by health professionals [7], high occurrence of infectious diseases and increased antibiotic prescription [10].…”

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confidence: 99%