Is non-prescription oseltamivir availability under strict criteria workable? A qualitative study in New Zealand | Zendy

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Is non-prescription oseltamivir availability under strict criteria workable? A qualitative study in New Zealand

Author(s) -

Natalie Gauld,

Fiona Kelly,

John Shaw

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkq409

Subject(s) - medical prescription , oseltamivir , pharmacist , public health , medicine , business , qualitative research , sample (material) , recall , family medicine , pharmacy , medical emergency , nursing , psychology , covid-19 , chemistry , disease , pathology , chromatography , infectious disease (medical specialty) , cognitive psychology , social science , sociology

in 2007, New Zealand became the first country to make oseltamivir (Tamiflu) available off prescription. Strict rules for supply were developed to ensure that potential public health benefits were balanced against possible risks. We wished to explore the success of implementing this unique decision through elucidating pharmacists' attitudes to and experiences of non-prescription supply of oseltamivir.

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