ArticleBMJ (Clinical research ed.)1996
Over the counter drugs. The future for self medication.
Article in BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 1996. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 115 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Evaluating self-medication practices in Ethiopia.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2023Article
- Over-the-counter medicines, economic conditions, and citizens most in need in Greece: Is it a challenge for primary care research?Currents in pharmacy teaching & learning · 2020Article
- Pharmacist supply of sildenafil: pharmacists' experiences and perceptions on training and tools for supply.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2018Article
- Who self-medicates? Results from structural equation modeling in the Greater Paris area, France.PloS one · 2018Article
- Deregulation of sale of over-the-counter drugs outside of pharmacies in the Republic of Korea: interrupted-time-series analysis of outpatient visits before and after the policy.BMC health services research · 2017Article
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- Popularity and customer preferences for over-the-counter Chinese medicines perceived by community pharmacists in Shanghai and Guangzhou: a questionnaire survey study.Chinese medicine · 2014Article
- Patterns and predictors of non-prescription medicine use among Malaysian pharmacy patrons: a national cross sectional study.PloS one · 2013Article
- Self-medication practices among adult population attending community pharmacies in Malaysia: an exploratory study.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2011Article
- Self-medication with over-the-counter drugs and complementary medications in South Australia's elderly population.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2009Article
- Patient experiences of over-the-counter medicine purchases in Flemish community pharmacies.Pharmacy world & science : PWS · 2009Article
- A discussion paper on self-care and its implications for pharmacists.Pharmacy world & science : PWS · 2008Review
- Self-medication patterns in Amman, Jordan.Pharmacy world & science : PWS · 2008Article
- Prevalence and determinants of the use of self-tests by members of the public: a mixed methods study.BMC public health · 2006Article
- Switching of prescription drugs to over-the-counter status: is it a good thing for the elderly?Drugs & aging · 2005Review
- Over-the-counter analgesics in older adults: a call for improved labelling and consumer education.Drugs & aging · 2004Review
- Usage patterns of over-the-counter phenazopyridine (pyridium).Journal of general internal medicine · 2003Article
- Monitoring the safety of over the counter drugs. We need a better way than spontaneous reports.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2001Article
- Benefits and risks of self medication.Drug safety · 2001Review
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Abstract
The increasing trend towards deregulation of more medicines to over the counter status has implications for the primary health care team as well as for consumers and patients. Better information for patients could improve the safety of over the counter medicines, but better systems need to be devised for reporting adverse reactions. "Collaborative care" could bring financial benefits. Doctors, nurses, and pharmacists need to discuss how they will respond to self medication practices, and ways of rewarding pharmacists for advising patients need to be found. Improved communication between doctors and pharmacists and the involvement of nurses could bring health care professionals into a new and more constructive interaction with each other and with the patient--or the changes required could split the professions as they each try to keep control of medicines.
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