OTC Drug Regulations in Turkey: The Opinions of Community Pharmacists and Drug Industry

Gülpınar, Gizem; Özçelikay, Gülbin

doi:10.5505/tjps.2015.30085

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“…In this observational study, patients in Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Malta and Greece reported higher rates of consumption of non‐prescribed medicines than patients in France and Turkey (Table A5 in Appendix).A well‐developed OTC market and a national informative campaign for unnecessary use of medicines could be considered to be the most explanatory factor for findings in France In Turkey, the current regulatory framework of OTCs’ promotion may be the principal explanatory factor . Past behaviour of prescribed medicines revealed that Cyprus, Malta and Greece (Table A5 in Appendix) presented the highest rates of consumption, a finding that confirms the already reported trends …”

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Patients’ intention to consume prescribed and non-prescribed medicines: A study based on the theory of planned behaviour in selected European countries

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SummaryWhat is known and objective: Polypharmacy has a significant impact on patients' health with overall expenditure on over-the-counter (OTC) medicines representing a substantial burden in terms of cost of treatment. The aim of this study, which was conducted within the framework of a European Project funded by the European Union under the Seventh Framework Programme and was entitled OTC-SOCIOMED, was to report on possible determinants of patient behaviour regarding the consumption of medicines, and particularly OTCs, in the context of primary care.Methods: A multicentre, cross-sectional study was designed and implemented in welldefined primary healthcare settings in Cyprus, the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Malta and Turkey. Patients completed a questionnaire constructed on the basis of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), which was administered via face-to-face interviews.

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Patients’ intention to consume prescribed and non-prescribed medicines: A study based on the theory of planned behaviour in selected European countries

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“…Most of the pharmacists participating in the study (75%) think that NPMPs must be sold only in pharmacies. The reason for pharmacists' thinking like that can be the financial problems of community pharmacies in Turkey [4]. Thus, to maintain their business pharmacists would like to benefit from all the economic products related to welfare of a person.…”

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“…OTCs don't require a prescription by a health professional however that doesn't mean it is harmless. They also contain active substances like prescription drugs and some side effects can be seen when used (4). For example; antiseptics, analgesics, antitussives, antihistamines, antifungals are the OTC categories sold in pharmacies in Turkey.…”

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A study on determining the opinions and attitudes of community pharmacists about non-pharmaceutical medicinal products

Gülpınar¹,

Dolu²,

Uzun³

et al. 2018

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Social change and changing needs of today's people bring about a service concept that includes both prescription drugs and non-prescription drugs (over the counter medicines and parapharmaceuticals) are offered to clients. Community pharmacists who are the most accessible healthcare providers begin to focus on selling (parapharmaceuticals) non-pharmaceutical medicinal products (NPMPs) that are seen more profitable and require less bureaucratic processes. Assuming that the dilemmas often experienced by community pharmacists between the "businessman" and "healthcare giver" roles could affect their attitudes and opinions about NPMPs. The study, which is designed from this point of departure, is aimed at revealing the opinions of community pharmacists about NPMPs, their knowledge NPMPs and their attitudes such as sales of these products and their policy arrangements. A face to face questionnaire was distributed to 244 community pharmacists in Ankara. According to the results, it was determined that the rate of NPMP sales in total turnover and the pharmacy settlement affect the opinions and attitudes on the subject of the community pharmacists. Most of the pharmacists' "business owner" roles have been shown to influence their attitudes towards drugs and NPMPs, whether their NPMP sales are excessive or not.

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“…Although TCM Administrative Regulations were published by this Ministry in 2014 [8], Turkey is better far from many countries regarding policy and regulations [9]. Legislation on drugs was begin so long ago, but after European Union harmonized standards, it gets accelerated [10][11][12]. A department was established attached to the Ministry of health (Department of Traditional and Complementary Medical Applications), and as the interest in plant-origin-products increased, an Herbal Committee to registrate the herbal medicines was founded [13]…”

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Traditional and Complementary Medicine: Where are we?

Demirag¹

2019

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Products was published in 2010 [15]. Besides, on March 9th, 2019, Regulation on Clinical Researches of the Traditional and Complementary Medical Applications came into force [16]. By all these regulations, administration places, administrative people, administration criteria, administration and research rules were edited and being under control of the Ministry. Therefore, quality also can be obtained by interoperability. Although there are some efforts, health insurance coverage issue is still unresolved. ConclusionIn conclusion, although there are some unresolved issues, Turkey has come a long way in the WHO instructions on traditional complementary medicine practices.

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OTC Drug Regulations in Turkey: The Opinions of Community Pharmacists and Drug Industry

Cited by 5 publications

References 12 publications

Patients’ intention to consume prescribed and non-prescribed medicines: A study based on the theory of planned behaviour in selected European countries

Patients’ intention to consume prescribed and non-prescribed medicines: A study based on the theory of planned behaviour in selected European countries

A study on determining the opinions and attitudes of community pharmacists about non-pharmaceutical medicinal products

Traditional and Complementary Medicine: Where are we?

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