Assessment of pharmacists' oral health advice to clients without prescription using “By Proxy” method

Prakash, Savithra; Potdar, Shrudha; Lakshminarayan, Nagesh

doi:10.4103/2319-5932.189839

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“…12,26,29,33,37,40,41 Pharmacy professionals generally responded to DOHC inquires by recommending OTC medications, oral health products or oral hygiene advice, with or without dentist or doctor referral. 27,29,33,35,37,[42][43][44] Few studies reported on the types of OTC medication provided or recommended, except for studies that involved mystery shoppers or case vignettes, 39,[44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51] or involved dental pain. 28,30,42,48,52,53 For example, pharmacists and dentists reported a similar pattern of recommending OTC analgesics for dental pain.…”

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“…27,29,33,35,37,[42][43][44] Few studies reported on the types of OTC medication provided or recommended, except for studies that involved mystery shoppers or case vignettes, 39,[44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51] or involved dental pain. 28,30,42,48,52,53 For example, pharmacists and dentists reported a similar pattern of recommending OTC analgesics for dental pain. 52 Whilst antibiotics are prescribed by pharmacists in some developing countries, there was limited reporting about their supply.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Thirteen articles focussed on how pharmacy staff managed oral conditions, including potential oral cancer, 39,[45][46][47][49][50][51] mouth ulcers, 27,44,48,56 oral thrush, 27 herpes simplex 43 and halitosis 57 (Table 3). Nine studies used mystery shoppers/case vignettes to assess community pharmacy staff responses to oral conditions, 39,[44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51] seven of which focused on oral cancer. Generally, low referral rates were identified, 45,47,49,51 with pharmacy support staff less likely to refer than pharmacists.…”

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A scoping review of pharmacy participation in dental and oral health care

McMillan

El-Den

et al. 2021

Comm Dent Oral Epid

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JH, SM, SED, COR and AW conceptualised the scoping review, confirmed the search strategy and eligibility criteria. JH and SM reviewed titles, abstracts and full-text papers. Disagreements were resolved by discussions with AW. JH extracted data from all included papers; SM and SED quality checked the data extraction. JH and SM prepared the draft manuscript. SED, JC, COR and AW reviewed and edited the manuscript.

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A scoping review of pharmacy participation in dental and oral health care

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El-Den

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Comm Dent Oral Epid

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“…Twenty-six studies [ 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 ] explored the indications and reasons for antibiotic prescription/dispensing. Of these, 25 studies involved questionnaire surveys of dentists, and one study [ 38 ] involved antibiotic dispensing by pharmacists without a prescription to patients with dental complaints.…”

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“…Of the 49 studies assessed using the AXIS tool, six studies were judged as having a low risk of bias [ 35 , 47 , 59 , 63 , 72 , 85 ], fifteen studies [ 34 , 38 , 48 , 53 , 57 , 58 , 60 , 62 , 64 , 70 , 78 , 83 ] were judged as having a moderate risk of bias and twenty-eight studies [ 33 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 61 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 71 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 84 , 89 , 90 ] were judged as having a high risk of bias. The qualitative study satisfied seven out of ten criteria of the JBI Critical appraisal tool.…”

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Antibiotic Use and Misuse in Dentistry in India—A Systematic Review

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Background: Infections caused by antibiotic resistance pose a serious global health threat, undermining our ability to treat common infections and deliver complex medical procedures. Antibiotic misuse, particularly in low-–middle-income countries, is accelerating this problem. Aim: The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the use and misuse of antibiotics in dentistry in India. Method: We included studies carried out on Indian populations evaluating the prescription of prophylactic or therapeutic antibiotics by dental practitioners or other healthcare providers, along with antibiotic self-medication by the general population. The primary outcome measure was prescription rate/use of antibiotics for dental/oral problems. The secondary outcome measures included indications for antibiotic use in dentistry, their types and regimens, factors influencing practitioners’ prescription patterns and any differences based on prescriber and patient characteristics. Multiple databases were searched with no restrictions on language or publication date. The quality assessment of all included studies was carried out using the AXIS tool for cross-sectional studies and the Joanna Briggs Institute checklist for qualitative studies. Results: Of the 1377 studies identified, 50 were eligible for review, comprising 35 questionnaire surveys, 14 prescription audits and one qualitative study (semi-structured interviews). The overall quality of the included studies was found to be low to moderate. The proportion of antibiotic prescriptions amongst all prescriptions made was found to range from 27% to 88%, with most studies reporting antibiotics in over half of all prescriptions; studies also reported a high proportion of prescriptions with a fixed dose drug combination. Worryingly, combination doses not recommended by the WHO AWaRe classification were being used. The rate of antibiotic self-medication reported for dental problems varied from 5% to 35%. Conclusions: Our review identified the significant misuse of antibiotics for dental diseases, with inappropriate use therapeutically and prophylactically, the use of broad spectrum and combination antibiotics not recommended by WHO, and self-medication by the general population. There is an urgent need for targeted stewardship programmes in this arena.

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Assessment of pharmacists' oral health advice to clients without prescription using “By Proxy” method

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A scoping review of pharmacy participation in dental and oral health care

A scoping review of pharmacy participation in dental and oral health care

Antibiotic Use and Misuse in Dentistry in India—A Systematic Review

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