The aim of the study was to establish how non-prescription medicine (NPM) dependence is treated by doctors in specialist substance misuse treatment services and to identify perceived barriers to providing treatment. An online survey was conducted to establish current practice and whether changes to service provision are needed to facilitate treatme...
10% in the AE reports). An important group of AEs were oedema reported as being located in the head, neck or respiratory tract. We recorded 58 AE reports with fatal outcomes, including 9 Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis cases (SJS/TEN), 10 anaphylactic reactions, 21 cases of hepatic failure and a further 18 cases which occurred f...
s communication effectiveness are identified along with complementary opportunities to improve OTC drug communication by leveraging the role of pharmacists and use of adjunctive technologies.
Published in Crisis
Over-the-counter (OTC) analgesics are frequently used in suicide attempts. Accessibility, toxicity, and unsupervised acquisition of large amounts may be facilitators. To identify patient characteristics associated with OTC drug use as a suicide attempt method among adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted using chart review of all individuals ...
Published in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)
Background Nowadays over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and dietary supplements are widely used. Their use can have a significant impact on the validity of laboratory results. The aim of this multicenter European study was to determine the frequency of consumption of various dietary products and OTC drugs among patients and explore their level of knowledg...
Published in Patient preference and adherence
A number of symptomatic patients tend to use over-the-counter (OTC) medications and prescription medications. OTC medications can be easily obtained in pharmacies for self-treatment, but using OTC medications is not always safe and beneficial for patients. The aims of this study were to examine the use patterns of OTC medications and assess patient...
Published in Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety
We aimed to quantify the extent of over-the-counter (OTC) low-dose aspirin use among patients in The Health Improvement Network (THIN) in the UK. In September 2013, a random sample of low-dose aspirin users (75 past users and 75 never users) was identified based on prescriptions recorded in THIN. Primary care practitioners (PCPs) were sent question...
Published in Geriatrics & gerontology international
Misuse of OTC medications is highly associated with ADEs. ADEs are capable of decreasing the physical health of elderly patients.
© 2015, American Marketing Association. In a series of studies, consumers reviewed over-the-counter (OTC) drug packages and evaluated these drugs for concurrent use. The authors investigate whether the consumers utilized the active ingredients listed on the package and recognized the risks of double dosing when using two drugs with the same active ...
Published in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
OTC NSAIDs are used by almost one-third of the general population. In the high-risk patients selected, one in eight patients used an OTC NSAID. Continued efforts by health authorities and healthcare professionals to inform patients of the risks of these drugs are warranted.
