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Analysis of self-medication with antibiotics in Kosovo
Veseli, Ardita ; Vlček, Jiří (advisor) ; Kostřiba, Jan (referee)
Title: Analysis of self-medication with antibiotics in Kosovo Student: Ardita Veseli Supervisor: Prof. PharmDr. Jiří Vlček, Ph.D. Specialist Supervisor: Mgr. T. Belkina Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Background: Self-medication is described as a behavior during which someone utilizes drugs for the purpose of treating self-diagnosed symptoms or disorders or the intermittent or continued use of a prescribed drug for chronic or recurrent disease or symptoms. When certain individuals self-medicate with antibiotics, they do it without any prior consultation with a physician. The antibiotics are bought from community pharmacies without a prescription, left-over antibiotics are used or they simply decide to follow the advice given from family members, neighbors or friends. Even though antibiotics are considered revolutionary therapeutic agents in order to eradicate microbes, the repeated and improper antibiotic consumption is contributing to the increased prevalence of antibiotic resistance which nowadays is one of the world's most pressing health problems. Aim: The main goal of the theoretical part is to describe self-medication with antibiotics, the patterns influencing it and some complications associated with this...
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Analysis of the Use of Antibiotics in the United Arab Emirates
Abasaeed Elhag, Abobakr ; Vlček, Jiří (advisor) ; Kolář, Jozef (referee) ; Urbánek, Karel (referee)
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy Candidate PharmDr. Abobakr Abasaeed Elhag Supervisor prof. RNDr. Jiří Vlček, CSc. Title of Doctoral Thesis Analysis of the Use of Antibiotics in the United Arab Emirates Introduction and Aims: The misuse of antibiotics for viral infections (for which they are of no value) and the immoderate use of broad spectrum antibiotics instead of narrower spectrum antibiotics have been well-documented and reported. Therefore the inappropriate use of antibiotics is getting a global problem, mainly in the developing countries. Emergence of antibiotics resistance is often a result of irrational prescribing patterns, misuse of the antibiotics as well as self-medication. Although the United Arab Emirates (UAE]) antimicrobial policy restricts dispensing of antibiotics without prescription , studies revealed the wide availability of these agents over the counter (OTC), their over prescribing pattern and the high prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics, unfortunately and regardless of this results, there is a lack and paucity in studies that tracking the prevalence of antibiotics resistance. The aim of our research was to evaluate the attitude of the community towards the use of antibiotics, estimate...
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Analysis of self-medication with antibiotics in Kosovo
Veseli, Ardita ; Vlček, Jiří (advisor) ; Kostřiba, Jan (referee)
Title: Analysis of self-medication with antibiotics in Kosovo Student: Ardita Veseli Supervisor: Prof. PharmDr. Jiří Vlček, Ph.D. Specialist Supervisor: Mgr. T. Belkina Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Background: Self-medication is described as a behavior during which someone utilizes drugs for the purpose of treating self-diagnosed symptoms or disorders or the intermittent or continued use of a prescribed drug for chronic or recurrent disease or symptoms. When certain individuals self-medicate with antibiotics, they do it without any prior consultation with a physician. The antibiotics are bought from community pharmacies without a prescription, left-over antibiotics are used or they simply decide to follow the advice given from family members, neighbors or friends. Even though antibiotics are considered revolutionary therapeutic agents in order to eradicate microbes, the repeated and improper antibiotic consumption is contributing to the increased prevalence of antibiotic resistance which nowadays is one of the world's most pressing health problems. Aim: The main goal of the theoretical part is to describe self-medication with antibiotics, the patterns influencing it and some complications associated with this...
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