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|January 3, 1981
Resumen
La Organización Mundial de la Salud es la Organización Mundial de la Salud.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Farmacología Farmacología.
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
- Enfermedades infecciosas Enfermedades infecciosas.
Sus antecedentes:
- La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) estableció una lista de medicamentos esenciales en 1977 para guiar el uso racional de drogas en los países en desarrollo.
- Esta lista inicialmente incluía solo 16 antibióticos, destacando un enfoque centrado en los agentes antimicrobianos esenciales.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar la disponibilidad y las características de los productos farmacéuticos antibióticos comercializados en Centroamérica.
- Evaluar la alineación de los productos antibióticos comercializados con los principios de la OMS para la utilización racional de los medicamentos.
Principales métodos:
- Se realizó una revisión de los productos antibióticos disponibles en ocho países de América Central.
- Los datos recopilados incluyeron el número de productos, la prevalencia de medicamentos combinados y la adecuación de la información proporcionada sobre los efectos adversos.
Principales resultados:
- En la mayoría de los países revisados, se comercializaron más de 200 productos farmacéuticos antibióticos, superando con creces la lista esencial de la OMS.
- Aproximadamente un tercio de estos productos eran antibióticos combinados de dudoso valor terapéutico.
- Los fabricantes a menudo no proporcionaban información adecuada sobre los efectos adversos de los medicamentos, y los antibióticos estaban frecuentemente disponibles sin receta médica.
Conclusiones:
- El uso excesivo y el uso indebido de antibióticos son riesgos potenciales en los países centroamericanos estudiados.
- La adhesión a los principios de la lista de medicamentos esenciales de la OMS podría mitigar los riesgos asociados con el uso indebido de antibióticos.
- Una regulación más estricta y una mejor difusión de la información son cruciales para la utilización racional de los antibióticos.
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