Sánchez-Sánchez Eduardo, Fernández-Cerezo Fátima Lucía, Díaz-Jimenez Jara, Rosety-Rodriguez Manuel, Díaz Antonio Jesús, Ordonez Francisco Javier, Rosety Miguel Ángel, Rosety Ignacio
Internal Medicine Department, Punta de Europa Hospital, Algeciras, 11207 Cádiz, Spain.
Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica de Cádiz (INiBICA), Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Universidad de Cádiz, 11009 Cádiz, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 May 21;18(11):5530. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18115530.
Recently, there has been an increase in the use of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. The consumption of these medicines can be unsafe, as incorrect self-diagnosis or the ingestion of inappropriate doses can lead to side effects and the occurrence of adverse reactions and drug-drug interactions. A cross-sectional descriptive observational study was carried out, targeting the entire Spanish population by using an online questionnaire. The results showed that 78.9% of the subjects had previously taken or were currently taking OTC drugs. This consumption decreased as the age of the subjects increased, with a prevalence of 36.4% of subjects aged ≥ 71 taking OTC drugs. Analgesics were the most consumed OTC drugs (49.1%) especially in women, youngsters with non-formal educational qualifications, and individuals of a low-medium socioeconomic level residing in urban areas. Measures should be implemented to optimize the safe use of OTC drugs in order to avoid the occurrence of secondary events associated with the lack of knowledge related to their the usage.
最近，非处方药（OTC）的使用有所增加。这些药物的消费可能不安全，因为不正确的自我诊断或不适当剂量的摄入可能导致副作用、不良反应的发生以及药物相互作用。通过在线问卷对全体西班牙人口进行了一项横断面描述性观察研究。结果显示，78.9%的受试者以前服用过或目前正在服用非处方药。随着受试者年龄的增加，这种消费有所下降，71岁及以上受试者服用非处方药的患病率为36.4%。镇痛药是消费最多的非处方药（49.1%），尤其是在女性、没有正规学历的年轻人以及居住在城市地区的中低社会经济水平的人群中。应采取措施优化非处方药的安全使用，以避免因缺乏用药知识而引发二次事件。
