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Jody L Green1, Taryn Dailey-Govoni1, Sita D Kalidindi2
1Uprise Health, Irvine, California.
JAMA network open
|February 16, 2026
まとめ
米国の成人のほぼ3分の2は,毎週,OTC (Over-the-Counter) または処方薬を使用しています. OTCと処方薬の使用の普及率は類似しており,アクセシブルな治療法への依存を強調しています.
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- 薬学経済学 薬学経済学
- 薬剤の使用 研究 研究
背景:
- 米国では,OTC (Over-the-Counter) と処方薬への依存が公衆衛生に重大な影響を及ぼしています.
- 薬物の使用パターンを理解することは,規制上の決定と利益とリスクを評価するために不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- 米国成人の集団におけるOTCおよび処方薬の使用率を推定する.
- 薬の使用を年齢と性別で層分けるために.
主な方法:
- 2023年6月から2024年4月まで,米国成人を対象に人口ベースのオンライン調査を実施した.
- 21,000人の参加者のデータを分析し,薬物使用の流行率を決定しました.
主要な成果:
- OTCまたは処方薬の使用の過去7日間の流行率は62.3%でした.
- OTC薬 (46.0%) と処方薬 (46.3%) の使用率は類似していました.
- アセトアミノフェン,イブプロフェン,アスピリンは最も一般的に使用されるOTC医薬品でした.
結論:
- 米国成人の約3分の2が毎週薬を使用しており,OTCと処方箋の薬の普及率は同様です.
- 調査結果は,医薬品のアクセシビリティの重要性と,使用パターンの継続的なモニタリングの必要性を強調しています.
- 薬剤特異的な流行データにより,規制や市場の変化に関連する利益とリスクを評価できます.
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