Top 10 most used drugs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2010–2015

Alkhamees, Osama A.; AlNemer, Khaled A.; Maneea, Mohammed W. Bin; Alsugair, Faisal; AlEnizi, Bassam H.; Alharf, Adel

doi:10.1016/j.jsps.2017.12.009

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“…In addition, antibiotic overuse is a leading factor, among the many complex factors, of antibiotic resistance [7]. In Saudi Arabia between 2010 and 2015, antibiotics were the second most commonly used drugs [8]. The pattern of antibiotic consumption in one of the major hospitals in Saudi Arabia for admitted patients shows that around two thirds of the prescriptions were broad-spectrum antibiotics where one third of the cases were without documented diagnoses [9].…”

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Knowledge and Attitude Towards Antibiotic Usage: A Questionnaire-Based Survey Among Pre-Professional Students at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences on Jeddah Campus, Saudi Arabia

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Introduction: Knowledge and attitudes towards proper antibiotic usage among students in medical and other health allied fields play a vital role in limiting the pandemic of antibiotic resistance. This study aimed to assess knowledge and attitudes toward antibiotic usage among pre-professional students at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences on Jeddah Campus, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A self-administered cross-sectional survey of 347 first year students was conducted at the College of Science and Health Professions, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences using a validated questionnaire. Results: Nearly 63% of the students had a moderate level of knowledge. Two third of the students (69.7%) correctly knew that antibiotics are indicated for the treatment of bacterial infections. However, about 36% of the students incorrectly thought that antibiotics are also used to treat viral infections, while 28.5% were not sure. Only 38.8% of the students were aware of antibiotic resistance phenomena in relation to the overuse of antibiotics. Furthermore, only 27.3% correctly knew that penicillin is an antibiotic, and 74.4% were not sure if Paracetamol is an antibiotic. With regard to attitudes, 25.7% believed that taking antibiotics when having cold symptoms could help them to recover faster, while 39.6% expected antibiotics to be prescribed for common cold symptoms. Conclusion: The students have misconception regarding antibiotic use indications. Therefore, awareness campaigns are needed to promote student’s use of antibiotics in young generations particularly among the pre-professional health sciences students.

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Knowledge and Attitude Towards Antibiotic Usage: A Questionnaire-Based Survey Among Pre-Professional Students at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences on Jeddah Campus, Saudi Arabia

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“…OTC drug use in Saudi Arabia is reportedly high [7]. Some studies have suggested that the prevalence rates of substance abuse in Arab countries are accelerating quickly as a result of the extraordinarily fast economic development [8,9].…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Regarding Drug Abuse and Misuse among Community Pharmacists in Saudi Arabia

Mobrad

Alghadeer

Wajid

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IJERPH

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Background and Objective: Several over-the-counter drugs have been documented as an essential issue in the community pharmacy setting owing to their liability to abuse. Pharmacists act as a critical monitor for these concerns and evaluate the seriousness of the patients’ condition. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding drug abuse and misuse among pharmacists at a community pharmacy in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study using a validated self-administered questionnaire was carried out among community pharmacists over three months April to June 2019. The survey had 25 items on the experience, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, strategies, and opinions of participants toward drug abuse and misuse. Results: A total of 239 community pharmacists responded to the survey. About 84% of them had received training on drug misuse or abuse. The majority of community pharmacists (85.8%) would like to be provided educational programs on drug abuse in the future. Nearly all the pharmacists (94.9%) reported providing suitable advice to suspected drug misusers either in written or oral form at their pharmacies. Approximately 31% agreed or strongly agreed to dispense controlled drugs through a pharmacy. Regarding the ethical matter of selling misusers controlled drugs, 93.7% of the respondents believed that it is deceptive to offer misusers controlled medications. A comparison of knowledge and beliefs (univariate analysis) showed that the results were significant only for respondents who had graduated from Yemen (p = 0.007) and respondents who had an experience of four to six years or more (p < 0.01). Conclusion: The findings revealed that the majority of community pharmacists had been trained in recognizing drug abuse or dependence during their pharmacy college education. In addition, majority of them reported that they warned or counseled patients about the occurrence of adverse drug reactions to specific medications. However, majority of them agreed that selling controlled drugs is unethical in a community pharmacy. Thus, effective implementation of pharmaceutical rules and laws is a fundamental need in the Saudi Arabian health care system and we suggest stringent execution of the regulations by the Saudi health care authorities.

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“…PPIs ranked as the 6th most commonly dispensed therapeutic category in the United States, whereas 3rd most commonly dispensed therapeutic category in Ireland and Saudi Arabia during 2018. [ 10–12 ] However, PPIs cost, acid inhibiting agents and the frequency of prescribing has had a substantial bearing on prescribing budgets globally. [ 13,14 ] Costs on PPIs was €595 million in England in 2006 and €4.5 billion on one PPI (Nexium ® ‐Esomeprazole) in the United States in 2009.…”

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A retrospective study on prescribing pattern and cost analysis of proton-pump inhibitors used among adults of Saudi Arabia

Ali¹,

Ahmad²

2020

Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research

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Objective To evaluate the use of proton‐pump inhibitors (PPIs) for treatment of different gastric disease in Saudi population and their related administration cost. Materials and methods It was a cross‐sectional retrospective drug utilization study. The utilization rates and cost analysis of each PPIs class of drugs were compared. Study data were obtained from pharmacy database. Data between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019 were investigated, including incidence, prevalence and duration of use of proton‐pump inhibitors among adults of Saudi Arabia. Key findings We observed 26 798 (4.27%) prescription of PPIs were dispensed in the in‐patient and out‐patient pharmacy department of Al‐Mana Group of Hospital (AGH) Al khobar. Among all the PPIs user, more than the half ((53.01%, n = 14 208), 95% CI (52.42–53.62)) were male. 30–40 years age patients (24.57%, 95% CI (24.06–25.09) (n = 6585)) were highest number of PPI users. Nearly, equal number of PPI users belongs between 51–60 years ((20.88%, n = 5596), 95% CI (20.40–21.37)) and >60 years ((20.36%, n = 5456), 95% CI (19.8–20.85)). Among all the dispensed PPIs drugs, Pantoprazole is dispensed to the highest number of patients (79.09% (95% CI, 78.61–79.58) (n = 21 197)) while their average duration of therapy was 18.86 days. Among all PPIs, pantoprazole average unit wise cost was highest SR 8.83 (USD 2.35) in comparison to other PPIs. Conclusion In our study, among all the PPIs Pantoprazole was prescribed to the highest number of patients also it was costliest; hence, their safe and effective use must be warranted. Current study will also help in to develop nation database regarding utilization of proton‐pump inhibitors.

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Top 10 most used drugs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2010–2015

Cited by 52 publications

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Knowledge and Attitude Towards Antibiotic Usage: A Questionnaire-Based Survey Among Pre-Professional Students at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences on Jeddah Campus, Saudi Arabia

Knowledge and Attitude Towards Antibiotic Usage: A Questionnaire-Based Survey Among Pre-Professional Students at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences on Jeddah Campus, Saudi Arabia

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Regarding Drug Abuse and Misuse among Community Pharmacists in Saudi Arabia

A retrospective study on prescribing pattern and cost analysis of proton-pump inhibitors used among adults of Saudi Arabia

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