背景:对于心血管疾病患者的正确用药需要采取关键行动。然而,心血管药物的不合理使用有所增加。这项研究的目的是确定Gondar社区药品零售店(CDRO)的非处方心血管药物配药实践的程度,埃塞俄比亚西北部。
方法:在GondarCity的CDRO进行了横断面调查和模拟的患者访视,2022年6月1日至7月20日埃塞俄比亚西北部。评估自我报告做法的横截面部分使用了标准化的自我报告问卷。模拟患者(SP)病例场景,仅对心血管药物使用不同的示踪剂处方,允许观察真实世界的配药程序。采用SPSS版本22进行数据录入和分析。
结果:横断面研究接近76个CDRO,其中71人同意参加(回应率为93.4%)。超过一半的受访者(53.5%)是男性,平均(SD)年龄为33.5±9.1岁。总的来说,当前的自我报告调查显示,59.2%的参与者在没有处方的情况下提供了心血管药物。共进行了213次模拟访问。考虑到所有SP场景,没有处方的心血管药物比例增加到88.7%。此外,超过90%的药剂师不要求SP开处方,没有建议他们去看医生或诊所,也没有询问谁需要药物。
结论:相当比例的CDRO在没有处方的情况下分配心血管药物。研究结果突显了自我报告和实际CDRO实践之间的差异。此外,几乎所有接近的CDRO都使获得心血管药物变得简单。利益相关者可以坚持遵循CDRO的做法,以改善其适当的分配程序。
BACKGROUND: Critical actions are required for the proper administration of medications to patients with cardiovascular diseases. However, there has been an increase in irrational use of cardiovascular drugs. The purpose of this
study was to determine the extent of non-prescription cardiovascular medicine dispensing practices at community drug retail outlets (CDROs) in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia.
METHODS: A cross-sectional survey and simulated patient-based visits were employed at the CDROs in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia between June 1 and July 20, 2022. The cross-sectional component that assessed the self-reported practices used a standardized self-reported questionnaire. A simulated patient (SP) case scenario, using different tracer prescriptions only for cardiovascular medications, allowed for the observation of real-world dispensing procedures. SPSS version 22 was used for the data entry and analysis.
RESULTS: The cross-sectional
study approached 76 CDROs, and 71 of them agreed to take part (93.4% response rate). More than half of the respondents (53.5%) were males, with a mean (SD) age of 33.5 ± 9.1 years. Overall, the current self-reported survey showed that 59.2% of the participants provided cardiovascular drugs without a prescription. A total of 213 simulated visits were conducted. Considering all SP scenarios, the percentage of cardiovascular drugs dispensed without a prescription increased to 88.7%. Besides, more than 90% of pharmacists did not demand the SP to have a prescription, did not advise them to visit doctors or clinics, and did not inquire as to whom the medication was required.
CONCLUSIONS: A significant proportion of CDROs dispensed cardiovascular medications without a prescription. The findings highlight the disparity between self-reported and actual CDRO practices. Additionally, nearly all of the CDROs approached made it simple to obtain cardiovascular medications. Stakeholders could adherently follow the CDROs\' practices to improve their proper dispensing procedures.