EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 1999; 5 (2): 320-327
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ABSTRACT
In Egypt, the determinants and rationale for drug use among infants have not been previously studied. We give an overview of the use of prescribed and non-prescribed medication over a 1-month period in infants in Alexandria, Egypt. In 89.6% of cases mothers stated that their infants had suffered some ailments which necessitated intervention; 27.5% used traditional therapies or non-prescribed medication and 72.5% sought medical advice. The non-prescribed medicines used were mainly antispasmodics and antipyretics. This study provides the first overview of the frequency of use of non-prescribed medication in infants and detected some indicators of irrational drug prescribing by physicians
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Índice:
IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental)
Assunto principal:
Prescrições de Medicamentos
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Padrões de Prática Médica
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Recém-Nascido
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Saúde da População Urbana
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Estudos Transversais
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Uso de Medicamentos
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Assistência Ambulatorial
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Mães
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
Limite:
Humanos
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Lactente
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J.
Ano de publicação:
1999
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