Use of antibiotics without medical prescription

Use of antibiotics without medical prescription.

UNLABELLED The inappropriate use of antibiotics for the treatment of infections is a worldwide problem that has implications for the cost of treatment and the development of resistant strains of bacteria. The use of antibiotics should follow specific criteria; they are on top of the list of self-medication drugs in countries that do not control their commercialization. OBJECTIVES To determine...

Dispensing of antibiotics without a medical prescription and communication skills of pharmacists.

Consumption of antibiotics leads to emergence and selection of antimicrobial-resistant bacterial strains which have become a problem in most countries. Despite the fact that antibiotics are considered as prescription-only medicines, these drugs are often requested by and dispensed to patients without a medical prescription in many areas of the world. Despite being illegal, over-the-counter sale...

Factors affecting caregivers' use of antibiotics available without a prescription in Peru.

OBJECTIVE To determine factors that affect caregivers' decisions about antibiotic use in children in settings where antibiotics are available without prescription. METHODS In a house-to-house survey, 1200 caregivers in 3 periurban districts of Lima, Peru, were asked about antibiotic use in young children. RESULTS In this sample, 87.2% of children aged <5 years had received an antibiotic dru...

Trends in the use of prescription antibiotics: NHANES 1999-2012.

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were: to examine trends in the use of prescription antibiotics overall and by population subgroups between 1999 and 2012; and to examine trends in the use of categories of antibiotics and individual antibiotics. METHODS Use of antibiotics was examined among 71 444 participants in the nationally representative National Health and Nutrition Examination Su...

CMA urges prescription-only antibiotics for agricultural use.