| Ideas in the community about antibiotics |
Effectiveness |
Most people know that antibiotics work for infections. |
4 |
| Risks |
No study has asked people about this. |
|
| Resistance |
No study has asked people about this. |
|
| Characteristics of the use of antibiotics without prescription |
Prevalence |
56.1% have already self-medicated with antibiotics. |
13 |
| Antibiotic |
Amoxicillin, dicloxacillin and cephalexin. |
4,18
|
| Symptoms |
Respiratory, skin, urinary. |
4,13
|
| Sources |
Pharmacy, leftovers, shared with partners. |
13 |
| Suggested by |
Patient, pharmacy worker, relative, friend. |
4,13
|
| Main motivations for this behavior |
Lack of resources |
Time, money. |
4,13
|
| Ideas |
Medical appointment is not necessary: I already know what to take. |
| Health system |
Delay in receiving attention. |
| Society |
No permission to go to see a doctor. No medical insurance. |
| Potential interventions to avoid the practice |
Legislation to control antibiotics’ sales |
Already implemented in Brazil and Mexico. |
19–21
|
| Education |
Mixed evidence of effectiveness. |
22–24
|
| Interventions in pharmacies |
Effective. |
25,26
|
| Prescriptions by other health professionals |
Effective. |
27 |
