Frequency of automedication in children with acute respiratory infection

Rusben Soriano Hernández; Ulises Reyes-Hernández; Diana Reyes Hernández; Ulises Reyes Gómez; José Luis García-Galavíz; Ernesto Garzón Sánchez

2009, Number 3

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Rev Fac Med UNAM 2009; 52 (3)

Frequency of automedication in children with acute respiratory infection

Soriano HR, Reyes-Hernández U, Reyes HD, Reyes GU, García-Galavíz JL, Garzón SE

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The automedication is a frequent practice at world wide level and a problem of public health especially in the developments countries. We studied 87 children with respiratory infection. Automedication antecedents 47 (58.l8%) were automedicated, this was carried out by mothers in 85.1%. They were used more antihistaminic vasoconstrictors, anti-flu combined in 29.7%, with herbolaria, (natural medicine) the tea of pitiona and gordolobo in 12.7% was documented. The effect observed in automedicated patients was: improvements in 6.4%, worsening in 14.9%, 38.3% referred to have obtained the automedication data by means of television. The automedication is a frequent practice in this rural area studied. The referred effect of the drug was of worsening, and this occurred by recommendation of the television announcements. It requires education for the health on this problematic which goes in increase.

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