Non-prescription sale of antibiotics and service quality in community pharmacies in Guangzhou, China: A simulated client method.
PLoS One
; 15(12): e0243555, 2020.
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| ID: mdl-33301450
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To measure the situation of the non-prescription sale of antibiotics and the service quality of community pharmacies in Guangzhou, China.METHODS:
A simulated client method was conducted to estimate the non-prescription sale of antibiotics and service quality based on scenarios about adult acute upper respiratory tract infection in 2019. A total of 595 community pharmacies from 11 districts were investigated in Guangzhou, China. We used binary logistic regression to evaluate the factors associated with the non-prescription sale of antibiotics.RESULTS:
The proportion of non-prescription dispensing of antibiotics was 63.1% in Guangzhou, China, with a higher incidence of antibiotic dispensing without prescription in outer districts (69.3%). Cephalosporin (44.1%) and Amoxicillin (39.0%) were sold more often than other antibiotics. Chain pharmacies had better performance on the prescription sale of antibiotics and service quality. Traditional Chinese medicine was commonly recommended by pharmacy staff.CONCLUSION:
Since the non-prescription sale of antibiotics is prevalent in Guangzhou, effective solutions should be determined. Strengthened public awareness and regulatory system innovation are needed.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Farmácias
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Serviços Comunitários de Farmácia
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Antibacterianos
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
PLoS One
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIA
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MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article