Patterns of antibiotic use among adults and parents in the community: A questionnaire-based survey in a Greek urban population

Self-medication with Antimicrobial Drugs in Europe

“…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.…”

“…For example, in an Hispanic neighborhood of New York City, antimicrobial drugs are available without a prescription ( 13 ). In Europe, studies describing self-medication and storage of antimicrobial drugs in Spain ( 14 , 15 ), Greece ( 16 , 17 ), Russia ( 18 ), and Malta ( 19 ) also suggest considerable use of the drugs without consulting a physician. However, these studies were small or used selected samples and were not carried out in northern and western Europe.…”

Determinants of Antibiotics Misuse by the Parents in Children: A Survey From Northern Region of Saudi Arabia

“…Our results are consistent for; parents with more than one child of less than 12years of age and association with antibiotic misuse 11 and for reported misuse in single parents 2 , but for latter association our results insignificantly showed the same relation as single, widowed, separated individuals, but sparse data could have shown a chance relationship. The relationship between socio-demographic strata and antibiotic misuse cannot be overlooks anywhere; hence our results have important implications to educate all but especially vulnerable subgroups of populations.…”

“…11 Symptoms of RTI are known to be associated with self-prescribed antibiotics, and parental pressure upon doctors to prescribe antibiotics. 12 Our results showed that parental misuse was more for infections other than pneumonia or bronchitis, including common respiratory infections.…”

Self-medication with antibiotics in the ambulatory care setting within the Euro-Mediterranean region; results from the ARMed project

“…Such self-medication practices are a reality in both Europe and the United States [11][12][13][14]. The Mediterranean region appears to be an area of concern, as confirmed by reports from Spain, Greece, Malta and Italy [15][16][17][18][19][20]. However information on similar practices in the southern and eastern countries of this region remains particularly sparse despite the documented high levels of resistance within these same countries.…”