瑞士药房窗口上的广告是否依赖于基于证据的医学? 一个观察性研究研究
Tanja Känzig1,2, Melisa Potterat2, Thibault Corpataux2
1Emergency, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland kaenzigt@gmail.com.
BMJ open
|September 20, 2023
概括
瑞士的药房经常显示非基于证据的药物,可能会影响公众的自我治疗选择. 瑞士德国地区在冬季显示出更多未经证实的药物.
科学领域:
- 制药科学 制药科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 药房窗口显示器间接向公众推药物.
- 自我治疗正在增加,这使得推药物的疗效至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 分析瑞士药房展示的基于证据的药物的比例.
- 为了比较跨语言区域和季节的药物显示实践.
主要方法:
- 在瑞士3个语言区域68家药房的观察性研究 (2019年7月 - 2020年5月).
- 药物的疗效是根据医学文献进行评估的.
- 分析了970种显示药物的数据,使用千二测试.
主要成果:
- 超过56%的展示药物缺乏基于证据的疗效.
- 瑞士德国地区在冬季显示的非基于证据的药物数量显著增加.
- 在药房类型 (连锁店与私人) 或其他季节之间没有发现显著差异.
结论:
- 瑞士药房经常显示非基于证据的药物,可能会误导消费者.
- 这种做法可能会鼓励购买无效的自我治疗选择.
- 可能需要有针对性的干预措施,特别是在特定地区在某些季节.
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