Non-prescription sale of antibiotics and service quality in community pharmacies in Guangzhou, China: A simulated client method.
<h4>Objective</h4>To measure the situation of the non-prescription sale of antibiotics and the service quality of community pharmacies in Guangzhou, China.<h4>Methods</h4>A simulated client method was conducted to estimate the non-prescription sale of antibiotics and service...
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| author | Lishan Kuang Yizhuo Liu Wei Wei Xueqing Song Xiaoqian Li Qiqi Liu Weimin Hong Qian Liu Jingwei Li Zhongwei Chen Yu Fang Sujian Xia |
| author_facet | Lishan Kuang Yizhuo Liu Wei Wei Xueqing Song Xiaoqian Li Qiqi Liu Weimin Hong Qian Liu Jingwei Li Zhongwei Chen Yu Fang Sujian Xia |
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| description | <h4>Objective</h4>To measure the situation of the non-prescription sale of antibiotics and the service quality of community pharmacies in Guangzhou, China.<h4>Methods</h4>A simulated client method was conducted to estimate the non-prescription sale of antibiotics and service quality based on scenarios about adult acute upper respiratory tract infection in 2019. A total of 595 community pharmacies from 11 districts were investigated in Guangzhou, China. We used binary logistic regression to evaluate the factors associated with the non-prescription sale of antibiotics.<h4>Results</h4>The proportion of non-prescription dispensing of antibiotics was 63.1% in Guangzhou, China, with a higher incidence of antibiotic dispensing without prescription in outer districts (69.3%). Cephalosporin (44.1%) and Amoxicillin (39.0%) were sold more often than other antibiotics. Chain pharmacies had better performance on the prescription sale of antibiotics and service quality. Traditional Chinese medicine was commonly recommended by pharmacy staff.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Since the non-prescription sale of antibiotics is prevalent in Guangzhou, effective solutions should be determined. Strengthened public awareness and regulatory system innovation are needed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-711fab3d18cf485c8a315730a11195aa2022-12-21T17:16:28ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032020-01-011512e024355510.1371/journal.pone.0243555Non-prescription sale of antibiotics and service quality in community pharmacies in Guangzhou, China: A simulated client method.Lishan KuangYizhuo LiuWei WeiXueqing SongXiaoqian LiQiqi LiuWeimin HongQian LiuJingwei LiZhongwei ChenYu FangSujian Xia<h4>Objective</h4>To measure the situation of the non-prescription sale of antibiotics and the service quality of community pharmacies in Guangzhou, China.<h4>Methods</h4>A simulated client method was conducted to estimate the non-prescription sale of antibiotics and service quality based on scenarios about adult acute upper respiratory tract infection in 2019. A total of 595 community pharmacies from 11 districts were investigated in Guangzhou, China. We used binary logistic regression to evaluate the factors associated with the non-prescription sale of antibiotics.<h4>Results</h4>The proportion of non-prescription dispensing of antibiotics was 63.1% in Guangzhou, China, with a higher incidence of antibiotic dispensing without prescription in outer districts (69.3%). Cephalosporin (44.1%) and Amoxicillin (39.0%) were sold more often than other antibiotics. Chain pharmacies had better performance on the prescription sale of antibiotics and service quality. Traditional Chinese medicine was commonly recommended by pharmacy staff.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Since the non-prescription sale of antibiotics is prevalent in Guangzhou, effective solutions should be determined. Strengthened public awareness and regulatory system innovation are needed.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243555 |
| spellingShingle | Lishan Kuang Yizhuo Liu Wei Wei Xueqing Song Xiaoqian Li Qiqi Liu Weimin Hong Qian Liu Jingwei Li Zhongwei Chen Yu Fang Sujian Xia Non-prescription sale of antibiotics and service quality in community pharmacies in Guangzhou, China: A simulated client method. PLoS ONE |
| title | Non-prescription sale of antibiotics and service quality in community pharmacies in Guangzhou, China: A simulated client method. |
| title_full | Non-prescription sale of antibiotics and service quality in community pharmacies in Guangzhou, China: A simulated client method. |
| title_fullStr | Non-prescription sale of antibiotics and service quality in community pharmacies in Guangzhou, China: A simulated client method. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Non-prescription sale of antibiotics and service quality in community pharmacies in Guangzhou, China: A simulated client method. |
| title_short | Non-prescription sale of antibiotics and service quality in community pharmacies in Guangzhou, China: A simulated client method. |
| title_sort | non prescription sale of antibiotics and service quality in community pharmacies in guangzhou china a simulated client method |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243555 |
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