The impact of over-the-counter availability of nasal sprays on sales, prescribing, and physician visits
Engelsk titel: The impact of over-the-counter availability of nasal sprays on sales, prescribing, and physician visits
Författare:
Lundberg, Lena
;
Isacson, Dag
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 23
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 64461
Sammanfattning
The aim was to study changes in sales and prescribing of nasal decongestants, changes in number of physician visits for rhinitis and sinusitis, and changes in public expenditures for physician visits due to the switch of these drugs from prescription to over-the-counter status in Sweden in 1989. Retrospective registry study using the sales statistics in the municipality of Tierp from The National Corporation of Swedish Pharmacies and the individual-based computerised registry in Tierp based on health care utilisation and drug use from the Centre for Primary Care were used. This study shows an increase in sales of nasal decongestants and significant decrease in prescribing.