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Demand of COVID-19 medicines without prescription among community pharmacies in Jodhpur, India: Findings and implications.
Dutta, Siddhartha; Kaur, Rimple J; Bhardwaj, Pankaj; Ambwani, Sneha; Godman, Brian; Jha, Pallavi A; Sukhija, Sanchi; Venkatesh, Suman S; Lugova, Halyna; Islam, Salequl; Charan, Jaykaran; Haque, Mainul.
Afiliação
  • Dutta S; Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
  • Kaur RJ; Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
  • Bhardwaj P; Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
  • Ambwani S; Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
  • Godman B; Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, United Kingdom.
  • Jha PA; Division of Public Health Pharmacy and Management, School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Sukhija S; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
  • Venkatesh SS; Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
  • Lugova H; Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
  • Islam S; Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
  • Charan J; Unit of Community Medicine, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia), Kem Perdana Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Haque M; Department of Microbiology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
J Family Med Prim Care ; 11(2): 503-511, 2022 Feb.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35360769
Background: COVID-19 pandemic led to increased self-medication of antimicrobials, vitamins, and immune boosters among the common people and consuming without prescription can lead to adverse consequences including antimicrobial resistance. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on community pharmacies in Jodhpur, India. They were inquired regarding the prescription and increased sales (<25%, 25-50%, 50--75%, or 75--100%) of various medicines (Hydroxychloroquine, Azithromycin, Ivermectin, and Vitamin C) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to assess the relationship between requests for certain COVID-19 medications and an increase in their sale. Results: A total of 204 pharmacies took part, and 88.23% reported patients to approach them without prescriptions. Most of the pharmacies revealed that <25% of patients came without prescription. The majority came for azithromycin (68%) and vitamin C (92%). Increased sales of the four targeted medications were seen by 85.92% of pharmacies compared to last year. A majority (51.5%) reported <25% increased sales of azithromycin, but no change in the sale of hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin. However, 39.6% reported >75% increase in vitamin C sales. Conclusion: There was an increase in the demand for COVID-19 medications without prescription. This study was unable to detect a significant increase in sales of antimicrobials, which is encouraging.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article