Table 1 Percentage of Pharmacies Willing to Sell Antibiotics without Medical Prescription According to Strength of Patient Demand
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |