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Patterns of antibiotic use among adults and parents in the community: a questionnaire-based survey in a Greek urban population.
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It was shown that adults were likely to show unsatisfactory compliance and to use non-prescribed antibiotics, while parents were less likely to useNon-Prescribed antibiotics for their children and were more compliant.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents.The article was published on 2005-05-01. It has received 126 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Population.read more
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Non-prescription antimicrobial use worldwide: a systematic review
Daniel J. Morgan,Iruka N. Okeke,Ramanan Laxminarayan,Ramanan Laxminarayan,Ramanan Laxminarayan,Eli N. Perencevich,Scott A. Weisenberg +6 more
TL;DR: Non-prescription antimicrobial and antituberculosis use is common outside of North America and northern Europe and must be accounted for in public health efforts to reduce antimicrobial resistance.
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Characteristics and outcomes of public campaigns aimed at improving the use of antibiotics in outpatients in high-income countries.
TL;DR: Although the most effective interventions and potential adverse outcomes remain unclear, public campaigns can probably contribute to more careful use of antibiotics in outpatients, at least in high-prescribing countries.
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Self-medication with antimicrobial drugs in Europe.
Larissa Grigoryan,Flora M. Haaijer-Ruskamp,Johannes G. M. Burgerhof,Reli Mechtler,Reginald Deschepper,Arjana Tambić-Andrašević,Retnosari Andrajati,Dominique L. Monnet,Robert Cunney,Antonella Di Matteo,Hana Edelstein,R Valinteliene,Ala'a Alkerwi,E. Scicluna,Pawel Grzesiowski,Ana Claudia Bara,Thomas Tesar,Cizman M,José Campos,Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg,Joan Birkin +20 more
TL;DR: Antimicrobial drug self-medication occurs most often in eastern and southern Europe and least often in northern and western Europe.
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Self-medication with antibiotics in Jordanian population
TL;DR: Self-medication with antibiotics was found to be significantly associated with age, income, and level of education, which may have major public health policy implications in Jordan.
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Determinants of self-medication with antibiotics in Europe: the impact of beliefs, country wealth and the healthcare system
Larissa Grigoryan,Johannes G. M. Burgerhof,John E. Degener,Reginald Deschepper,Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg,Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg,Dominique L. Monnet,E. Scicluna,Joan Birkin,Flora M. Haaijer-Ruskamp +9 more
TL;DR: Interventions aimed at preventing self-medication should include public education, enforcing regulations regarding the sale of antibiotics, and implementing laws for dispensing exact prescribed tablet quantities in pharmacies.
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Variation in antibiotic use in the European Union
TL;DR: There was profound variation in use of different classes of antibiotics, and detailed knowledge of antibiotic use is necessary to implement national strategies for optimum antibiotic use, and to address the threat posed by resistant microorganisms.
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Antimicrobial resistance is a major threat to public health
Richard Wise,Tony Hart,Otto Cars,Marc Streulens,Reinen Helmuth,Pentti Huovinen,M. J. W. Sprenger +6 more
TL;DR: There is an incoming tide of concern about the problems of antimicrobial resistance as discussed by the authors, and the Danish Chief Medical Officer, Einar Krag, has called together colleagues from the European Union and their advisors for a conference on "the microbial threat" to assess the strategies to prevent and control the emergence and spread of resistant micro-organisms.
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Influence of patients' expectations on antibiotic management of acute lower respiratory tract illness in general practice: questionnaire study.
TL;DR: Three quarters of previously well adults consulting with the symptoms of an acute lower respiratory tract illness receive antibiotics even though their general practitioners assess that antibiotics are definitely indicated in only a fifth of such cases.
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Open randomised trial of prescribing strategies in managing sore throat.
TL;DR: Prescribing antibiotics for sore throat only marginally affects the resolution of symptoms but enhances belief in antibiotics and intention to consult in future when compared with the acceptable strategies of no prescription or delayed prescription.
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Parents, physicians, and antibiotic use.
TL;DR: To understand how parents influence the prescribing patterns of physicians and what strategies physicians believe are important if they are going to reduce inappropriate use of oral antimicrobial agents, a semi-structured questionnaire of pediatricians was asked.
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