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dc.contributorUniversitat Ramon Llull. Facultat de Ciències de la Salut Blanquerna
dc.contributor.authorPerelló, Maria
dc.contributor.authorRio-Aige, Karla
dc.contributor.authorGuayta-Escolies, Rafel
dc.contributor.authorGascón Lecha, M. Pilar
dc.contributor.authorRius, Pilar
dc.contributor.authorJambrina, Anna Maria
dc.contributor.authorBagaria, Guillermo
dc.contributor.authorArmelles, Mercè
dc.contributor.authorPérez-Cano, Francisco José
dc.contributor.authorRabanal, Manel
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-15T19:37:42Z
dc.date.available2024-03-15T19:37:42Z
dc.date.created2021-06
dc.date.issued2021-07
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/4016
dc.description.abstractThe misuse of medicines is a global public health concern that needs to be taken into consideration and requires actions across all government sectors and society. The aim of this study is to identify trends of drug abuse in Catalonia, a region of Spain located in the South of Europe. For this purpose, a questionnaire-based detection tool was created and implemented in 60 community pharmacies. Out of 548 questionnaires (98.4%), 64.2% of participants were men and the highest age proportion was 25–35 years (31.4%). Potential drug abuse was the highest in urban pharmacies (84.9%). The main drug class involved were benzodiazepines (31.8%), codeine (19.3%), tramadol (7.5%), methylphenidate (5.8%), gabapentinoids (5.8%), cycloplegic drops (4.4%), z-drugs (2.6%), piracetam (2.2%), dextromethorphan (1.6%) and clomethiazole (1.1%). The majority of drugs were requested without prescription (58.6%) and through probably forged prescriptions (23.7%). Slightly less than half (49.8%) of the patients request frequently to the pharmacist, especially in rural and mountain pharmacies (73.3% and 88.5%, respectively). A small proportion (10.8%) were requested with intimidation. Pharmacists only supplied in 21.7% of the cases. This study has demonstrated the suitability of the new detection system, being a useful approach to replicate in other locations with similar needs.ca
dc.format.extent18 p.ca
dc.language.isoengca
dc.publisherMDPIca
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, 18(15), 7818ca
dc.rights© L'autor/aca
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subject.otherMedicaments -- Úsca
dc.subject.otherFarmàciaca
dc.subject.otherDrogues -- Úsca
dc.subject.otherTrastornsca
dc.subject.otherÚs no terapèuticca
dc.subject.otherFarmacèutic i pacientca
dc.titleEvaluation of medicine abuse trends in community pharmacies: the medicine abuse observatory (MAO) in a region of Southern Europeca
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleca
dc.rights.accessLevelinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.embargo.termscapca
dc.subject.udc615ca
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157818ca
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionca


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