2011
DOI: 10.3109/14659891.2011.615002
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Over-the-counter medicine abuse – a review of the literature

Abstract: Background:The sale of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines from pharmacies can help individuals self-manage symptoms. However, some OTC medicines may be abused, with addiction and harms being increasingly recognised. This review describes the current knowledge and understanding of OTC medicine abuse.Approach:Comprehensive search of international empirical and review literature between 1990 and 2011.Findings:OTC medicine abuse was identified in many countries and although implicated products varied, five key group… Show more

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“…The research supports that individuals dependent on codeine largely differ from other population's dependent on prescription opioids by higher employment rates (Nielsen et al , 2014. Recognition of needing help for codeine dependence or identification as 'drug addict' (Dobbin & Tobin, 2008;Nielsen et al 2010;Cooper, 2013aCooper, , 2013b) occurred when adverse effects and socio-economic problems relating to codeine misuse became intolerable. Help seeking was positive, despite some reporting of stigma relating to methadone maintenance treatment.…”
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confidence: 76%
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“…The research supports that individuals dependent on codeine largely differ from other population's dependent on prescription opioids by higher employment rates (Nielsen et al , 2014. Recognition of needing help for codeine dependence or identification as 'drug addict' (Dobbin & Tobin, 2008;Nielsen et al 2010;Cooper, 2013aCooper, , 2013b) occurred when adverse effects and socio-economic problems relating to codeine misuse became intolerable. Help seeking was positive, despite some reporting of stigma relating to methadone maintenance treatment.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 76%
“…Access to existing treatment systems is hampered by stigma and poor consideration of needs, with pathways and outcomes complicated by requirements for the co-existing management of physical pain (Dobbin & Tobin, 2008;Fishbain et al 2008;Reed et al 2011). There is a public health and regulatory imperative to develop proactive responses tackling public availability of codeine containing medicines, risk minimisation in consumer self-treatment for physical and emotional pain, need for enhanced patient awareness of habit forming use and its consequences, and continued health professional screening and pharmacovigilence (Casati et al 2012;Cooper, 2013b;Agnich et al 2013;Van Hout et al 2014).…”
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“…This extended role is also observed in other previous studies, eliminating DRPs after intervention by CPs, especially DRPs related to inappropriate medication use among self-medicate customers. Cooper in his review reveals a list of overthe-counter medication abuse among the customers, requiring CPs to aware of their customers' request for [35]. Among the medication abuse is non-opiate cough medication which is easily accessible at the community pharmacy.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…[1] This problem is prevailing and escalating. [2] Lately, in some Middle Eastern and North Africa (MENA) region countries, the political situation, security issues and closure of borders had led to shortages of illicit drug supplies. [3] With this has come a shift to seek licit and available alternatives from community pharmacies like ophthalmic drugs, [4] pregabalin [5] or oral hypoglycemic agents.…”
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