Drugs dispensed with and without a prescription from community pharmacies in a conurbation in Egypt | Zendy

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Drugs dispensed with and without a prescription from community pharmacies in a conurbation in Egypt

Author(s) -

H Benjamin,

Smith Fj,

U. A. Motawi

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

eastern mediterranean health journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442

H-Index - 47

eISSN - 1687-1634

pISSN - 1020-3397

DOI - 10.26719/1996.2.3.506

Subject(s) - medical prescription , pharmacy , pharmacist , medicine , family medicine , conurbation , product (mathematics) , hospital pharmacy , business , medical emergency , pharmacology , geography , geometry , mathematics , archaeology

The pattern of drug supply from pharmacies, whether by prescription, recommendation from the pharmacist or a request for a particular product by the client, was assessed. The drugs dispensed from 25 pharmacies, each from a different area of Alexandria, were investigated. Two three-hour study visits were made to each pharmacy to collect data on all drugs dispensed. A total of 1174 products were supplied;28% on prescription and 72% over-the-counter sales [17% of the latter were recommendations from pharmacists]. The range of products supplied with and without a prescription were similar. The implications of these findings are discussed

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