Patients reasons for obtaining psychotropic medications without a prescription at retail pharmacies in Central Saudi Arabia
| Autor: | Ghaida A. Alabidi, Fadah A. Alanazi, Fahad D. Alosaimi, Nadia A. Aljomah, Nuha Saleh Al-Salameh, Fay S. Alruwais |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Pediatrics Time Factors Self Medication Health Services Accessibility 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires 030212 general & internal medicine Hospital pharmacy Psychiatry Middle Aged Anxiety Disorders Antidepressive Agents Psychiatry and Mental health Major depressive disorder Anxiety Anticonvulsants Female Original Article medicine.symptom Antipsychotic Agents Self-medication medicine.drug Adult Mental Health Services medicine.medical_specialty Generalized anxiety disorder Adolescent Saudi Arabia Trust Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences medicine Humans Escitalopram Medical prescription Aged Pharmacies Depressive Disorder Major Motivation Psychotropic Drugs business.industry medicine.disease Patient Health Questionnaire Cross-Sectional Studies Family medicine Neurology (clinical) Health Expenditures business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Neurosciences |
| ISSN: | 1658-3183 |
| Popis: | Objective: To explore the possible causes behind adults seeking psychotropic medications without a prescription; identify the most commonly used psychotropic medications without a prescription; and determine the prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders among adults who used psychotropic medications without a prescription in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2014 to August 2015. A convenience sample was taken by distributing a self-administered questionnaire among participants who had obtained psychotropic medications without a prescription from retail pharmacies during the 4 weeks prior to study intake in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In addition to the study questionnaire, the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire was used to screen for major depressive disorder, and the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale was used to screen for general anxiety disorders. Results: Of the 302 subjects, 42.4% attributed their use of psychotropic medications without a prescription to the non-seriousness of their symptoms and 28.5% to the high cost of psychiatric services. Escitalopram was the most commonly used medication (31.8%), and 3 atypical antipsychotics were used by more than one-fifth of the study participants. The prevalence for major depressive disorder was 46.0% and 41.7% for generalized anxiety disorder. Conclusions: Most of the participants were able to easily obtain psychotropic medications without a prescription. We recommend implementing strong policies to prevent retail pharmacies from dispensing psychotropic medications without a prescription. |
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