Characterization of counseling for Non-Prescription Drugs at communities pharmacies of Seville (Spain). Pilot Study
Keywords:
Community pharmacies, Non-Prescription Drugs, Personal satisfaction, Pharmacists counseling, Responsible Self medicationAbstract
By “pharmacist non-prescription drugs counseling”, we mean the pharmaceutical service that is given to a patientwithout knowing what non-prescription drugs must be acquired for a concrete minor symptom”.
OBJECTIVE: To characterize the patient population who are recipients of counseling for Non-Prescription Drugs incommunity pharmacies.METHODS: A descriptive study of 107 patients who requested counseling for concrete minor symptom attended on sevencommunities pharmacies, chosen by random sampling.
RESULTS: The average patient age was 43 years and 63.8% were women; of this percentage, 62.3% came from locationswith high socio-economic status. More than 60% had completed their primary education.
CONCLUSIONS: The patients who more frequently asked for counseling were young adults who had completed primaryand secondary education levels. For the most part, such patients had no pathologies or concomitant treatments and consultedbecause of respiratory complaints.
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