Is this pill an antibiotic or a painkiller? Improving the identification of oral antibiotics for better use
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Issued Date
2023-08-01
Resource Type
eISSN
2214109X
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85165443246
Pubmed ID
37474237
Journal Title
The Lancet. Global health
Volume
11
Issue
8
Start Page
e1308
End Page
e1313
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
The Lancet. Global health Vol.11 No.8 (2023) , e1308-e1313
Suggested Citation
Monnier A.A., Do N.T.T., Asante K.P., Afari-Asiedu S., Khan W.A., Munguambe K., Sevene E., Tran T.K., Nguyen C.T.K., Punpuing S., Gómez-Olivé F.X., van Doorn H.R., Caillet C., Newton P.N., Ariana P., Wertheim H.F.L., Wertheim H.F.L., Sharmeen T., Boene H., Matin M.A., Phuong T.A., Sunpuwan M., Jarruruengpaisan W., Pujol-Busquets Guillén G., Ngobeni S., Wafawanaka F. Is this pill an antibiotic or a painkiller? Improving the identification of oral antibiotics for better use. The Lancet. Global health Vol.11 No.8 (2023) , e1308-e1313. e1313. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00258-9 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/88176
Title
Is this pill an antibiotic or a painkiller? Improving the identification of oral antibiotics for better use
Author(s)
Monnier A.A.
Do N.T.T.
Asante K.P.
Afari-Asiedu S.
Khan W.A.
Munguambe K.
Sevene E.
Tran T.K.
Nguyen C.T.K.
Punpuing S.
Gómez-Olivé F.X.
van Doorn H.R.
Caillet C.
Newton P.N.
Ariana P.
Wertheim H.F.L.
Wertheim H.F.L.
Sharmeen T.
Boene H.
Matin M.A.
Phuong T.A.
Sunpuwan M.
Jarruruengpaisan W.
Pujol-Busquets Guillén G.
Ngobeni S.
Wafawanaka F.
Do N.T.T.
Asante K.P.
Afari-Asiedu S.
Khan W.A.
Munguambe K.
Sevene E.
Tran T.K.
Nguyen C.T.K.
Punpuing S.
Gómez-Olivé F.X.
van Doorn H.R.
Caillet C.
Newton P.N.
Ariana P.
Wertheim H.F.L.
Wertheim H.F.L.
Sharmeen T.
Boene H.
Matin M.A.
Phuong T.A.
Sunpuwan M.
Jarruruengpaisan W.
Pujol-Busquets Guillén G.
Ngobeni S.
Wafawanaka F.
Author's Affiliation
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
In this Viewpoint, we discuss how the identification of oral antibiotics and their distinction from other commonly used medicines can be challenging for consumers, suppliers, and health-care professionals. There is a large variation in the names that people use to refer to antibiotics and these often relate to their physical appearance, although antibiotics come in many different physical presentations. We also reflect on how the physical appearance of medicine influences health care and public health by affecting communication between patients and health-care professionals, dispensing , medicine use, and the public understanding of health campaigns. Furthermore, we report expert and stakeholder consultations on improving the identification of oral antibiotics and discuss next steps towards a new identification system for antibiotics. We propose to use the physical appearance as a tool to support and nudge awareness about antibiotics and their responsible use.