The objective of this study was to quantitatively measure the human drug prescription for animal therapy. It was developed in 14 commercial establishments for the sale of human medicines, in three cities in the interior of São Paulo and two cities in the south of Mato Grosso, started on April 1, 2017 and lasted until September 30, 2017, a record was issued where all medication prescribed by a Veterinarian should be transcribed, these were collected once a month and audited before being classified. During the study, 1,034 medications were prescribed, among them antimicrobials added 45.5% of the prescribed drugs, followed by corticosteroids 15.38%, vitamins and minerals 10.45%, diuretics and psychotropic drugs 8.03%, antiemetics 5, 61%, non-steroidal antiinflammatory and gastric protectors with 2.41% each, antihypertensive 1.45% and antihistamines with 0.68%. The data show that the prescription of drugs manufactured for human use is of paramount importance.
The objective of this study was to quantify human antibacterial prescriptions for animal therapy. It began on April 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017, in the cities of Andradina-SP, Castilho-SP, Inocência-MS, Nova Independência-SP and Três Lagoas-MS, with the cooperation of fourteen drugstores in the respective cities , which contributed to the completion of a form composed of data from the establishment and antibiotics prescribed by Veterinary Doctors, were collected once a month (Fig. 1), listed in active principles, accounting for Doxycycline 23.7%, Cephalexin 16.2% Rifamycin 14.4%, Sufamethoxazole + Trimetropim 9.27%, Tobramycin 7.9%, Metronidazole 6.9%, Chloramphenicol 4.8%, Neomycin 3.86%, Ciprofloxacin 3.6%, Amoxicillin 2.31%, Gentamicin 2.0%, Gatilfloxacin 1.3%, Ampicillin, Azithromycin, Ceftriaxone, Norfloxacin 0.51%, Bacitracin, Cefadroxil, Moxifloxacin, Nitrofural, Ofloxacin and Terramycin 0.25% (Tab.1). It is concluded that the knowledge of the general principles of antibiotics without therapeutic follow-up and irrational use of antibiotics is unsatisfactory.
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