Use of selected OTC drugs: comparing Greece and The Czech Republic

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Use of selected OTC drugs: comparing Greece and The Czech Republic

Original language description

Using OTC (over- the- counter) drugs containing Ibuprofen and Paracetamol in solid peroral dosage forms was researched. The questionnaire was distributed in 6 pharmacies in Athens, pharmacists interviewed the patients and recorded the answers from Juni to August 2014. Data from 50 patients for each substance were gathered and analyzed. The most of purchasers of Paracetamol bought it repeatedly (70,00 % of respondents), Ibuprofen is preferred to be used in treating headache (81,82 % of repeated users, 35,29 % of first time users), both of the researched drugs were used with almost equal frequency in treating toothache and muscle and joint pain. Ibuprofen is used to treat the wider range of symptoms than Paracetamol. People buying Paracetamol the first time assume, it is free of side effects (73,33 %) and people using it repeatedly did not observe any side effects (88,57 %). The results were compared with the same research performed in The Czech Republic several years ago. Differences we

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FQ - Public health system, social medicine

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Česká a slovenská farmacie

ISSN

1210-7816

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Volume of the periodical

2015

Issue of the periodical within the volume

64

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

4

Pages from-to

31-34

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