Naslov
Pandemic response - adjustment in pharmacotherapy and prescribing

Autori
Šutej, Ivana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
10th Croatian Congress of Pharmacology and the 1st Croatian Congress of Clinical Pharmacology with International Participation. U: Pharmaca 2022 ; 52(Suppl 2) / Mršić-Pelčić, Jasenka ; Vitezić, Dinko ; Janković, Tamara - Zagreb, 2022, 60-60 / Mršić-Pelčić, Jasenka ; Vitezić, Dinko ; Janković, Tamara - Zagreb : Pharmaca, 2022, 58-58

Skup
10. hrvatski kongres farmakologije ; 1. hrvatski kongres kliničke farmakologije s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem

Mjesto i datum
Opatija, Hrvatska, 22.09.2022. - 25.09.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
antibiotici, dentalna medicina, stomatologija, prepisivanje, Covid 19
(antibiotics, dental medicine, dentistry, prescribing, Covid 19)

Sažetak
The objectives: During the 2-year time of the Covid-19 pandemic, everyday clinical work was affected by the restriction measures. We investigated the impact of the pandemic on the prescribing pattern of dentists in Croatia during 2 pandemic years and compared those with a pre- covid time period. Materials and methods: Data used in this research were obtained from the Croatian Health Insurance Institute, for the years of 2013. - 2021. The number of dentists’ prescriptions, the cost of medicines in Croatian Kuna (HRK), and the number of packages prescribed were analyzed. Results: Results showed changes in the prescription pattern that could be attributed to the behavior of patients and practitioners during the Covid-19 pandemic. The most prescribed medications were antibiotics with a steady increase through all observed years, with no significant changes during the pandemic period. Pandemic has made an impact only on prescribing of azithromycin, the reason for this anomaly is to be investigated. For most painrelief and antiseptic medications, the increase was significant only for the first pandemic year while the measures were strict, while in the second year the trend in increase significantly dropped. Conclusions: Restricted access to dental care due to COVID-19 resulted in changes to the prescription pattern of dental medications. The changes that could be attributed to the restriction measures are seen in the utilization of pain relief medications, antiseptics, and wide-spectrum antibiotic azithromycin. Adaptation to the Covid-19 pandemic setting in dentistry is now over, and observed abnormalities have to be corrected primarily through evidence-based dental prescribing protocols and guidelines.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Dentalna medicina

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