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Misuse of OTC drugs in Poland

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  • Zaprutko, Tomasz
  • Koligat, Dorota
  • Michalak, Michał
  • Wieczorek, Marta
  • Józiak, Malwina
  • Ratajczak, Monika
  • Szydłowska, Kinga
  • Miazek, Joanna
  • Kus, Krzysztof
  • Nowakowska, Elżbieta

Abstract

The misuse of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs became a global public health concern. Although abuse with dextrometorphan (DXM), pseudoefedrine (PSD), codeine (COD) or benzydamine (BND) may lead even to psychosis, drugs containing these substances are relatively cheap and freely available. In Poland the Act on Counteracting Drug Addiction was amended in 2015, however it seems that there are still some points which could be improved.

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  • Zaprutko, Tomasz & Koligat, Dorota & Michalak, Michał & Wieczorek, Marta & Józiak, Malwina & Ratajczak, Monika & Szydłowska, Kinga & Miazek, Joanna & Kus, Krzysztof & Nowakowska, Elżbieta, 2016. "Misuse of OTC drugs in Poland," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 120(8), pages 875-881.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:120:y:2016:i:8:p:875-881
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.06.008
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    1. Maria Perelló & Karla Rio-Aige & Rafel Guayta-Escolies & Pilar Gascón & Pilar Rius & Anna M. Jambrina & Guillermo Bagaria & Mercè Armelles & Francisco José Pérez-Cano & Manel Rabanal, 2021. "Evaluation of Medicine Abuse Trends in Community Pharmacies: The Medicine Abuse Observatory (MAO) in a Region of Southern Europe," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(15), pages 1-18, July.

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