Assessment of physician knowledge and prescribing practices regarding antihistamine agents in the management of allergic conditions: A survey study in Kyrgyzstan
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Assessment of physician knowledge and prescribing practices regarding antihistamine agents in the management of allergic conditions: A survey study in Kyrgyzstan
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Antihistamines are a class of drugs commonly used to treat symptoms of allergies. Even over-the-counter allergy medications have side effects, and some allergy medications can cause problems when combined with other medications. Hence the Physician needs to choose the most effective allergy medications and avoid problems. Hence the current study was conducted to assess the knowledge and prescribing practices of physicians regarding antihistamine agents for the management of allergic conditions. A survey-based approach was employed to gather data from physicians across various specialties in Kyrgyzstan. In the current study, 220 doctors was surveyed, among them 80% were women and 20% were men aged from 41 to 66 years, with experience from 21 to 27 years of experience, 95% of which work in government healthcare organizations. Based on the results of a pharmacoepidemiological study on safety and pharmacovigilance, it was found that doctors have a satisfactory level of knowledge on classification, principles of rational and safe use of drugs, taking into account the clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of anti-allergic drugs. However, the information and advisory activities of doctors and the degree of informing patients, as well as warning patients of adverse reactions by doctors, are insufficient.
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