Misuse of OTC drugs in Poland

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

Health Policy, 2016, vol. 120, issue 8, 875-881

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.

Keywords: Misuse; OTC drugs; Pharmacists’ opinions; Poland; Law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.06.008

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