Survey of Dry Antibiotics Most Commonly Used in The City of Niamey from 2015 to 2016

Salifou Karimoune FADJIMATA^1*, Amadou Tidjani ILAGOUMA¹ and BOUKARI Issiaka ²

Abstract

The aim of this study is to highlight the antibiotics most commonly used by the population and in the health centers of Niamey. This study will shed light on the types of antibiotics sold in pharmacies and on the streets. Achieving this objective required the use of a prospective survey method and as a survey technique, four survey questionnaires were drawn up on the antibiotics used and knowledge of street drugs including: survey questionnaire for officials of the Ministry of Public Health and the population, survey questionnaire for pharmacists and pharmacy vendors, questionnaire survey for health workers located in hospitals and survey questionnaire for street vendors. The results of the survey reveal that the antibiotics most commonly prescribed in health centers and sold in the city of Niamey are five in number: amoxicillin, ampicillin, cloxacillin; ciprofloxacin and metronidazole. Thirty percent of those persons surveyed are aware of this scourge and consume it because of the inexpensive price, the ease of obtaining it and these persons believe that they act quickly and effectively on health. So, it would be preferable to think of remedying the problem by sensitizing the population awareness on the health consequences and apparently only very large financial actions could wipe out the sale of Street Medicines which is only gaining ground.

Keywords:

Antibiotics; health centers; pharmacies; street vendors; Niamey

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Fadjimat, S. K., Ilagouma, A. T., Boukari, I. (2021). Survey of Dry Antibiotics Most Commonly Used in The City of Niamey from 2015 to 2016. International Journal of Scientific Advances (IJSCIA), Volume 2| Issue 4: Jul-Aug 2021, Pages 597-601 , URL: https://www.ijscia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Volume2-Issue4-Jul-Aug-No.134-597-601.pdf

Volume 2 | Issue 4: Jul-Aug 2021