Perfil de prescrição antibiótica no tratamento das infecções das vias aéreas superiores

Evaluation of Antibiotic Prescription for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in the Community Pharmacy Setting

“…Results suggest that most patients had viral infections and only one evidenced signs of bacterial infection. As expected, this study demonstrated a generalised overuse of antimicrobials, evidenced by the finding that only 13.6% of patients had a rating supporting antibiotic treatment [17] . Some studies suggest that this over prescription may be a result of patients' expectations about treatment, pressuring physicians to institute the treatment patients believe to be more effective for URTI [9] .…”

“…Thus, it was estimated that it would be necessary to recruit a sample (m) of 95 patients. To define the prevalence value (p), it was considered that the prevalence of patients presenting URTI is 15.7% [16] ; from which 22% (ranging from 11 to 33%) seek health care [17] , resulting in a prescription rate of antibiotic therapy of 68.2% [13] .…”

Evaluation of Antibiotic Prescription for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in the Community Pharmacy Setting

“…Results suggest that most patients had viral infections and only one evidenced signs of bacterial infection. As expected, this study demonstrated a generalised overuse of antimicrobials, evidenced by the finding that only 13.6% of patients had a rating supporting antibiotic treatment [17] . Some studies suggest that this over prescription may be a result of patients' expectations about treatment, pressuring physicians to institute the treatment patients believe to be more effective for URTI [9] .…”

Efficacy of azithromycin versus other antibiotics in the treatment of patients with upper respiratory tract infections

“…The difficulties observed in clinical practice in relation to the differential and etiological diagnosis of certain URTIs and the use, often abusive, of antimicrobials [1]. In addition, they are a very frequent cause of recourse to Primary Health Care (PHC), with a frequency of 11 to 33% of URTIs being reported in all reasons for consulting General and Family Medicine [2].…”