社区药剂师对 gabapentin 滥用和滥用的经验:来自约旦的一项定量研究
Russul Ali1, Marie Claire Van Hout2, Malak Al-Mahaireh3
1Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
|July 5, 2024
概括
约旦的社区药剂师经常遇到 gabapentin (抗药) 的滥用和滥用. 大多数药剂师报告说,他们在过去六个月中对滥用病例的认识和滥用情况的增加.
科学领域:
- 药理学和药房实践中的药理学和药房实践
- 药物滥用和成研究 药物滥用和成研究
背景情况:
- 加巴丁是一种抗药物,具有被认可的滥用和滥用潜力.
- 了解社区环境中 gabapentin 滥用的流行率和模式对于公共卫生至关重要.
- 社区药剂师是最前沿的医疗保健提供者,他们可以提供对药物滥用趋势的见解.
研究的目的:
- 调查约旦境内 gabapentin 滥用和滥用的程度.
- 收集社区药剂师关于 gabapentin 滥用模式的观点.
- 识别潜在的风险因素和导致加巴丁在社区药房环境中的滥用因素.
主要方法:
- 采用了一个横截面调查设计.
- 对社区药剂师进行了自我报告的结构化问卷调查.
- 使用谷歌表格的在线数据收集方法促进了参与者的参与.
主要成果:
- 很高比例的受访者 (93%) 报告说,他们知道药房里有 gabapentin 滥用病例.
- 近一半的受访药剂师 (43.7%) 注意到没有有效处方的 gabapentin 请求的情况.
- 显著多数 (63.6%) 观察到在前六个月内加巴丁滥用或滥用的趋势越来越大.
结论:
- 这些发现凸显了约旦社区药房中 gabapentin 滥用和滥用的重大问题.
- 显然需要加强监管监督和药监系统来监测 gabapentin.
- 针对药剂师和患者对 gabapentin 的滥用潜力进行有针对性的教育至关重要.
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