Resumen
AIM: To determine which high sugar cough syrups sell
most frequently in pharmacies in Barcelona. METHODS:
300 pharmacies in 10 districts of Barcelona (Spain) were
visited and data collected on the type of syrup-based medicines
dispensed most often over a 3-month period in 2008.
RESULTS: Data was collected in 142 out of 300 pharmacies.
The percentage of the medicines sold by group of antibiotics
(sweetener) were: Augmentine® (aspartame) 5.72%;
Clamoxyl® (sucrose) 3.28%; Ceclor® (sucrose) 3.66%. In the
anti-inflammatory group: Junifen® 2.0% (saccharine sódic);
3.59%, Junifen® 4.0% (sodic sucrose); 4.35%, Apiretal®
Codeine (sucrose); 0.31%, Dalsy® (sucrose) 39.35%; Febrectal
® (sodic saccharine): 0.89%. CONCLUSIONS: It is very
important to advise parents, pharmacists, paediatricians,
and paediatric dentists about low-sweetener paediatric
medicine alternatives to control the high content sucrose
medicines. The aim should be to reduce the intake of over
the counter medication.
most frequently in pharmacies in Barcelona. METHODS:
300 pharmacies in 10 districts of Barcelona (Spain) were
visited and data collected on the type of syrup-based medicines
dispensed most often over a 3-month period in 2008.
RESULTS: Data was collected in 142 out of 300 pharmacies.
The percentage of the medicines sold by group of antibiotics
(sweetener) were: Augmentine® (aspartame) 5.72%;
Clamoxyl® (sucrose) 3.28%; Ceclor® (sucrose) 3.66%. In the
anti-inflammatory group: Junifen® 2.0% (saccharine sódic);
3.59%, Junifen® 4.0% (sodic sucrose); 4.35%, Apiretal®
Codeine (sucrose); 0.31%, Dalsy® (sucrose) 39.35%; Febrectal
® (sodic saccharine): 0.89%. CONCLUSIONS: It is very
important to advise parents, pharmacists, paediatricians,
and paediatric dentists about low-sweetener paediatric
medicine alternatives to control the high content sucrose
medicines. The aim should be to reduce the intake of over
the counter medication.
| Idioma original | English |
|---|---|
| Páginas (desde-hasta) | 38-40 |
| Número de páginas | 3 |
| Publicación | European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry |
| Volumen | 11 |
| N.º | 1 |
| Estado | Published - 2010 |
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Salinas Noyola, A., Guinot, F., Barbero, V., & Bellet, L. (2010). Short Communication. Frequency of dispensing paediatric medicines with high sugar content by pharmacists in Barcelona. European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, 11(1), 38-40.