A questionnaire study of injections prescribed and dispensed for patients diagnosed with mild/moderate community-acquired pneumonia in Mongolia

Purpose. The study aimed to determine the extent of and factors influencing the prescribing of injections for the treatment of mild/moderate community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Mongolia. Methods. Questionnaires were developed and administered to medication providers (34 Pharmacists, 27 pharmacy technicians) and prescribers (22 general doctors and 49 medical specialists) working in Mongolia. Results. Cefalosporins were prescribed for patients with mild pneumonia and doctors tended to prescribe injectable cefalosporins (cefazolin) rather than oral dosage forms. This was supported by the questionnaire study with pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Additionally, 23 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians indicated that OTC injectable cefalosporins (37.7%) and injectable aminopenicillins (33,9%) were frequently sold by pharmacies for the treatment of mild/moderate CAP. Doctors and particularly pharmacists in the questionnaire studies indicated choosing an injection was to avoid non-complian...

研究目的：本研究旨在明确蒙古地区轻/中度社区获得性肺炎（CAP）治疗中注射剂的处方使用程度及其影响因素。
研究方法：本研究设计并向蒙古地区的用药服务提供者（34名药师、27名药房技术员（pharmacy technicians））及处方开具者（22名全科医生、49名专科医生）发放问卷。
研究结果：轻中度肺炎患者常被处方头孢菌素类药物，且医生倾向于开具注射用头孢菌素（头孢唑林）而非口服剂型。这一发现得到了针对药师与药房技术员的问卷研究支持。此外，23名药师与药房技术员指出，非处方药（OTC）类注射用头孢菌素（37.7%）及注射用氨基青霉素（33.9%）在药房中常被用于轻/中度CAP的治疗。问卷研究中的医生（尤其药师）表示，选择注射剂的原因在于避免患者不依从...