PMID- 26106606
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160325
LR  - 20220330
IS  - 2314-6141 (Electronic)
IS  - 2314-6133 (Print)
VI  - 2015
DP  - 2015
TI  - Over-the-Counter Drugs and Complementary Medications Use among Children in 
      Southern Italy.
PG  - 413912
LID - 10.1155/2015/413912 [doi]
LID - 413912
AB  - The use of nonprescription medicines (NPDs) for children illnesses without a 
      doctor's suggestion can lead to unnecessary medication use and is not free of 
      risks. The aim of our study was to examine attitudes and practice of parents 
      towards NPDs use for their children. We also investigated the conditions that may 
      predict NPDs use. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on parents of children 
      attending Community Based Pediatrician (CBP) consultation and data were collected 
      through structured interviews. Positive attitude on NPDs use was reported by 
      71.4% of parents, and 61.5% of them had administered NPDs in the previous 6 
      months. Antipyretic drugs were the most frequently used medication class without 
      the supervision of the CBP. A positive attitude towards NPDs was significantly 
      more frequent in parents who did not use the CBP as the sole source of 
      information about drugs. The study demonstrated a widespread use of NPDs in 
      children in our context, supported by a substantial positive attitude towards 
      their safety. However, considering potential harms related to some NPDs and the 
      finding that most parents rely on CBP advice, role of CBP on appropriate use of 
      NPDs by parents should be emphasized.
FAU - Pileggi, Claudia
AU  - Pileggi C
AD  - Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", 88100 
      Catanzaro, Italy.
FAU - Mascaro, Valentina
AU  - Mascaro V
AD  - Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", 88100 
      Catanzaro, Italy.
FAU - Bianco, Aida
AU  - Bianco A
AD  - Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", 88100 
      Catanzaro, Italy.
FAU - Pavia, Maria
AU  - Pavia M
AD  - Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", 88100 
      Catanzaro, Italy.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20150528
PL  - United States
TA  - Biomed Res Int
JT  - BioMed research international
JID - 101600173
RN  - 0 (Nonprescription Drugs)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Child
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Italy
MH  - Male
MH  - Nonprescription Drugs/*adverse effects
MH  - *Parents
MH  - Pediatrics
MH  - Workforce
PMC - PMC4464002
EDAT- 2015/06/25 06:00
MHDA- 2016/03/26 06:00
PMCR- 2015/05/28
CRDT- 2015/06/25 06:00
PHST- 2015/04/10 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2015/05/14 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2015/06/25 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/06/25 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/03/26 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2015/05/28 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1155/2015/413912 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Biomed Res Int. 2015;2015:413912. doi: 10.1155/2015/413912. Epub 2015 May 28.