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标题：Prescription pattern in public specialized dental care centers in Brazil
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作者：Gabriela Luiza Hochscheidt ; Mateus Müller da Silva ; Maria Beatriz Cardoso Ferreira 等
期刊名称：Research, Society and Development
电子版ISSN：2525-3409
出版年度：2021
卷号：10
期号：12
页码：1-8
DOI：10.33448/rsd-v10i12.20732
语种：English
出版社：Grupo de Pesquisa Metodologias em Ensino e Aprendizagem em Ciências
摘要：The aim of this study was to evaluate the most common drugs prescribed by dentists and the indicators related to rational drug use. A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in which 189 interviews were carried out from August 2015 to June 2016 with patients who received drug prescriptions at specialized dental care centers in a city in southern Brazil. A specific data sheet was used, with questions regarding: age and gender of the patient, dental specialty in which the care occurred, and prescription drugs and their respective dosage regimen. Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-square test or Fisher's exact test (p <0.05). From the total of interviews, it was observed that 92.1% of patients received written medication prescriptions. Of these prescriptions, 38.5% had some type of antibiotic for systemic use. Acetaminophen was the most prescribed drug (33.4%), followed by amoxicillin (19.7%). The mean number of medications per prescription was 1.75, and 17.4% of the prescriptions did not indicate the dosage regimen. Our findings indicate a high incidence of prescribed antibiotics and non-compliance with regulatory agency guidance in prescriptions at the centers evaluated.
关键词：Drug Prescriptions;Dentists;Public health dentistry.