From: Non prescribed sale of antibiotics in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross Sectional Study
Level of demand | Sore throat n = 58 | Acute sinusitis n = 55 | Otitis media n = 53 | Acute bronchitis n = 44 | Diarrhea n = 59 | UTI n = 58 | All n = 327 |
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Level one | 53 (90%) | 22(40%) | 27(51%) | 32(73%) | 53(90%) | 44(75%) | 231(70%) |
Level two or three | 0(0%) | 16(29%) | 0(0%) | 3(7%) | 4(7%) | 0(0%) | 23(7%) |
All level s | 53(90%) | 38(69%) | 27(51%) | 35(80%) | 57(97%) | 44(75%) | 254(77.6%) |
Evidence based appropriateness of antibiotics use [Reference] | Antibiotics use confer relative benefits [28] | No[29] | Antibiotics use confer small benefits[30] | No [31] | No[32] | Yes[33] | Â |