Safety of OTC analgesic drugs in the opinion of polish patients - preliminary study
Artykuł w czasopiśmie
MNiSW
15
Lista A
| Status: | |
| Autorzy: | Drozd Mariola , Drozd Kazimierz, Szkultecka-Dębek Monika, Kijewska Anna, Kiepurska Nina |
| Rok wydania: | 2015 |
| Wersja dokumentu: | Drukowana | Elektroniczna |
| Język: | angielski |
| Numer czasopisma: | 6 |
| Wolumen/Tom: | 72 |
| Strony: | 1303 - 1314 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 0 |
| Scopus® Cytowania: | 0 |
| Bazy: | Web of Science | Scopus |
| Efekt badań statutowych | NIE |
| Materiał konferencyjny: | NIE |
| Publikacja OA: | TAK |
| Licencja: | |
| Sposób udostępnienia: | Witryna wydawcy |
| Wersja tekstu: | Ostateczna wersja opublikowana |
| Czas opublikowania: | W momencie opublikowania |
| Abstrakty: | angielski |
| The aim of the paper was to determine the Polish patients' attitude towards self-medication with OTC products. The research was based on a questionnaire for adult patients. In all, 363 questionnaires were collected between February-April 2011. There were used three data collection methods. Direct interviews were performed by an interviewer. Additionally, respondents provided answers to the questionnaire in a self-administered way and questionnaires were filled by the Internet users. The collected data were analyzed in the MS Excel program. Women comprise a group using more frequently analgesics and medicines against common cold; however, men present more symptoms caused by an improper use of these drugs. People over 60 years mostly use simultaneously products having the same active compound, thinking that OTC products are safe. Respondents' education is the major differentiating factor. People with primary and secondary education usually combine 2-3 products during common cold treatment and in their opinion OTC drugs are safe and difficult to overdose. Respondents with high school education more frequently use the drugs according to their own choice and abuse them in case of symptoms exacerbation. In the article, Polish patients' attitude towards the use of self-medication products available without prescription has been presented. The respondents use analgesics and products against common cold in a way, which significantly differs from the recommendations. The reports about overdosing, misuse of medicines and polypharmacy phenomenon should induce more intensive efforts of pharmacists in providing advice to patients who are using OTC products in treating themselves. |
