Availability of topical and ocular medications for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis in private pharmacies in Nampula city, Mozambique, 2019
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https://doi.org/10.24302/sma.v10.2810Abstract
Conjunctivitis is an inflammatory process of the conjunctiva, characterized by vascular dilation, cell infiltration and exudation. Conjunctive pathologies make up 30 to 90% of consultations in ophthalmology. Among them, the most common are inflammatory pathologies (conjunctivitis). The clinical importance of ocular allergy is due to its frequency rather than its severity, although it can lead to blindness in some cases. This study aimed to assess the availability of topical and eye medications for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis in pharmacies in Nampula city in Mozambique. An observational, descriptive quantitative, cross-sectional and prospective study was conducted, based on a questionnaire to survey the presence of 23 drugs. Of the 41 pharmacies, 87.8% had at least 1 drug from the 23 names on the questionnaire. Of the 23 selected items, 13 were found, corresponding to 54.2%, prednisone was the most found with 82.9%, Dexamethasone with 21.6%. The most available group was Corticosteroids 82.9%, followed by mast cell stabilizers with 46.3% and the unavailable group was antihistamines. In general, the availability of drugs for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis in pharmacies in the city of Nampula is relatively high, a significant number of drugs for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis are available in private pharmacies in the city of Nampula, however, there was an absence of antihistamines.
Keywords: Availability. Eye medication. Treatment. Allergic Conjunctivitis. Corticosteroids. Mast cell stabilizers. Antihistamines.
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