Prescription/Non-prescription Medicine Misuse and Regulation – Time for a Modern, Fit for Purpose Approach

Community pharmacists experience of pregabalin abuse and misuse: A quantitative study from Jordan

“…Alprazolam) from 'prescription-only-status' to become controlled as schedule III drugs (Jordan Food and Drug Administration, 2014). In other words, the restriction on commonly abused drugs, has possibly led to some people looking for a legal and available alternative (Wazaify and Scott, 2017). The fact that We speculate that this has resulted in more reported cases of abuse of pregabalin products in community pharmacies.…”

“…At the time this study was conducted, pregabalin was classified as a prescription only medicine that did require a prescription to be dispensed. However, the Pharmacy and Drug law does not require pharmacists to keep records of these prescriptions (Jordanian Food and Drugs Administration, 2017d; unlike the scheduled products described above), thus making it difficult for regulators to trace violations and facilitating the pharmacists to illicitly sell such preparations without a prescription (Wazaify & Scott, 2017). This practice (i.e.…”

“…In Jordan, like other countries in the region, with the exception of controlled drugs (e.g. opioids and some benzodiazepines), almost any medicine can be bought from the community pharmacy without a prescription (Wazaify & Scott, 2017). The Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) is the legislative body that classifies medications into prescription and Over-The-Counter (OTC) drugs.…”

“…pregabalin (At the time this study was conducted), performance enhancing hormones, some anticholinergic drugs).This aborts the chance to trace any violation and allows some pharmacists to sell such preparations without a prescription. (Wazaify & Scott, 2017).…”

Beyond the counter: Navigating the landscape of Deanxit® dispensing – Insights from Jordanian community pharmacies

“…The study tool was developed and validated after a comprehensive review of related literature [ [16] , [17] , [18] , [19] ]. Twenty pharmacists have assessed the content and face validity of the study tool which was prepared in English.…”