Geographic Variations in Pharmacy Services and Availability of Commonly Prescribed Pediatric Urology Medications: An Opportunity to Improve Health Equity in Washington State
| Autor: | Kathleen Kieran, Jorge A. Whitley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Washington
medicine.medical_specialty Health Equity business.industry Urology Pharmacy Community Pharmacy Services Health Services Accessibility Pediatric urology Health equity Nitrofurantoin Hydrocodone Emergency medicine medicine Humans Medical prescription Child business Prescribed medications medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Urology. 165:285-293 |
| ISSN: | 0090-4295 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.urology.2021.10.028 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE To describe geographic and sociodemographic variations in operating hours and availability of medications commonly prescribed by pediatric urologists at Washington State retail pharmacies. METHODS We identified all retail pharmacies in the state. We stratified counties by population density and household income (HI) and compared differences in pharmacy operating hours and availability of 10 commonly prescribed medications. RESULTS 1057/1058 pharmacies were contacted. All pharmacies had liquid formulations of oxycodone, hydrocodone, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, amoxicillin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in stock. Liquid formulations of ciprofloxacin (10%) and oxybutynin (14.3%) were uncommonly stocked, while 92.5% of pharmacies stocked nitrofurantoin suspension and 80.9% nitrofurantoin capsules. Statewide, 108 (10.2%) of pharmacies were closed on Saturdays and 297 (28.1%) closed on Sunday. More high (HPDC) than low population density (LPDC) (62.5% vs 0%, p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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