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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2794-1140</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical Care España]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Pharm Care Esp.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2794-1140</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Fundación Pharmaceutical Care España]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2794-11402024000100608</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.60103/phc.v26.e858</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Estudio sobre el uso actual de medicamentos que no necesitan prescripción en pacientes de farmacia comunitaria]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Study about the current use of non-prescription drugs in community pharmacy patients]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Peña-Mendiola]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Javier]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Somoza-Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Beatriz]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gil-Ortega]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marta]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad San Pablo-CEU Facultad de Farmacia Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas y de la Salud]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Madrid ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>26</volume>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2794-11402024000100608&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2794-11402024000100608&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2794-11402024000100608&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  El escaso control y seguimiento que se hace, en ocasiones, durante la dispensación de medicamentos que no necesitan prescripción, unido al aumento de su adquisición por internet, genera una preocupación importante acerca del uso que se esté haciendo de ellos. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar el uso actual y real de los medicamentos que no requieren de prescripción para su adquisición en la farmacia comunitaria.  Método:  se llevó a cabo un estudio observacional de tipo transversal en pacientes que acudían a la farmacia para retirar un medicamento que no necesita prescripción. Se elaboró un cuestionario en el que se analizaron variables demográficas, datos de los medicamentos dispensados, el conocimiento que tiene el paciente sobre el medicamento y los problemas relacionados.  Resultados:  La mayoría de los participantes fueron mujeres, con una edad comprendida entre 31-45 años. Los medicamentos más dispensados fueron analgésicos/antinflamatorios, analgésicos/antipiréticos, antihistamínicos, expectorantes, antigripales, laxantes, descongestivos y fármacos para el insomnio. El 71% de los encuestados afirmó tener información sobre el medicamento dispensado, habiendo sido proporcionada en un 50% de los casos por un farmacéutico. No se observaron errores de indicación ni efectos adversos, pero en un 18% de los casos la duración del tratamiento fue superior al tiempo recomendado.  Conclusiones:  Este estudio muestra un uso correcto de los medicamentos que no necesitan prescripción en la mayor parte de la muestra de estudio como consecuencia, al menos en parte, del alto grado de conocimiento de los pacientes acerca de su tratamiento, proporcionado mayoritariamente por los farmacéuticos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  The poor control and monitoring that is sometimes done during the dispensing of non-prescription drugs, coupled with the increase in the acquisition of these medications over the internet, generates significant concern about the use that is being made of them. The aim of this study was to analyze the actual current use of non-prescription drugs in community pharmacies.  Methods:  a cross-sectional observational study was carried out on patients who went to the community pharmacy to pick up non-prescription drugs. A questionnaire was elaborated in which demographic variables and data about the drugs dispensed, the patient&amp;apos;s knowledge of the drug and medication-related problems were analyzed.  Results:  Most of the participants were women, aged 31-45 years. The most dispensed medications were analgesics/anti-inflammatories, antihistamines, expectorants, anti-influenza, laxatives, analgesics/antipyretics, decongestants and insomnia drugs. Seventy-one percent of the respondents claimed to have information on the medication dispensed, with 50% of the information having been provided by a pharmacist. No indication errors or adverse effects were observed, but in 18% of cases the duration of treatment was longer than recommended.  Conclusions:  This study shows a correct use of non-prescription drugs in most of the population analyzed due, at least in part, of the patients&amp;apos; high degree of knowledge about their treatment, provided mostly by pharmacists.]]></p></abstract>
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