Characterisation of patient encounters in community pharmacies (with special focus on self-medication).
Int J Pharm Pract
; 23(3): 228-31, 2015 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To characterise patient encounters during routine drug dispensing in community pharmacies.METHODS:
Cross-sectional survey in community pharmacies (Belgium). KEYFINDINGS:
Fifty-four per cent of all encounters (N = 1650) concerned patients carrying a prescription, of which 39% were prescriptions for new medication and 61% were repeat prescriptions. In 62% of all encounters, patients asked for non-prescribed medication. Almost one-third of self-medication requests related to special patient populations (mainly children and elderly).CONCLUSIONS:
Many encounters related to self-medication, and a substantial number of these self-medication requests concerned vulnerable patient populations.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Farmacias
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Automedicación
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Servicios Comunitarios de Farmacia
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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2015
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Article