Medicaments dispensats als pacients amb síndrome gripal en l’àmbit de la Xarxa de farmàcies sentinella de Catalunya durant la temporada de grip 2019-2020
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Objectives. To analyse data on
medication dispensed and prescribed to
patients with influenza-like syndrome
obtained from the Catalan sentinel
pharmacy network during the 2019−2020
influenza season.
Methods. Data collected from cases of
influenza-like syndrome reported by 35
sentinel pharmacies of Catalonia during the
period from September 31, 2019 to May
17, 2020 were analysed. The IBM-SPSS
software was used to analyse the
characteristics of cases reported and to
determine the percentages of medication
dispensed and prescribed in different
population groups.
Results. A total of 587 cases of
influenza-like syndrome were reported
during the period of study. A total of
48.2% of the cases reported were men
and 51.8% were women. A total of
61.8% of the cases reported were
detected in the community pharmacy,
and 14.8% of the cases were referred to
primary care teams. The pharmacies
dispensed medications including only
paracetamol, ibuprofen, acetyl salicylic
acid, antihistaminic or antitussives to
80.3% of the patients, and dispensed a
medication to 98% of the patients.
Conclusions. The influenza syndromic
surveillance system based on the
sentinel pharmacy network has made it
possible to obtain information on
influenza morbidity not assisted in health
centres, and on the medications
dispensed to patients with influenza-like
syndrome.
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Bibliographic citation
Plans P, Jambrina AM, Rius P, Carmona G, Rabanal M, Jané M, et al. Medicaments dispensats als pacients amb síndrome gripal en l’àmbit de la Xarxa de farmàcies sentinella de Catalunya durant la temporada de grip 2019-2020. Butll Epidemiol Catalunya. 2021;42(01):1-36.
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