Availability of over-the-counter drugs for arthritis in Sao Paulo, Brazil
| Autor: | Edgard Atra, Jose Gerardo A Paiva, Marcos Bosi Ferraz, Ronaldo Borges Pereira, Jose Quirino Dos Santos |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Male Drug Utilization Drug medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) media_common.quotation_subject Anti-Inflammatory Agents Psychological intervention Alternative medicine Nonprescription Drugs Pharmacy Health Services Misuse Drug Utilization Review Pharmacotherapy History and Philosophy of Science medicine Humans Medical prescription Developing Countries media_common Pharmacies Analgesics business.industry Arthritis Public health Anti-Inflammatory Agents Non-Steroidal Urban Health Family medicine Female Steroids business Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Social Science & Medicine. 42:1129-1131 |
| ISSN: | 0277-9536 |
| Popis: | Seventy pharmacies located in Sao Paulo were randomly selected and visited. Seven researchers posed as ordinary clients presenting with a standardized complaint of symptoms according to a scenario previously defined. The client asked for medicines to relieve his/her pain or discomfort. After the seller's suggestion the client asked for 2 drugs randomly selected from a drug list containing 30 trademarked drugs commonly prescribed to arthritis patients. These drugs should be available only on prescription. In only 12.8% of the pharmacies did the seller initially suggest the client see a physician. The sellers ‘prescribed’ non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), vitamins, analgesics (AN) and corticosteroids (CO) in respectively 42.8, 20.0, 14.3 and 5.7% of the visits. From the drug list, the client secured 67.7% of the NSAID, 65.0% of the CO and 20.0% of the sedatives without presenting a prescription. Pharmacy sellers usually comply with the clients demands. Future studies should aim at the evaluation of interventions to reduce the availability of the over-the-counter drugs for arthritis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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