Access to antiepileptic drug therapy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba

Objective: To describe access to antiepileptic drug therapy and estimate the prevalence of epilepsy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba. Methods: All the community pharmacies in the province were visited and information collected about the number of children receiving antiepileptic drugs in 2009...

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Main Authors: Bárzaga Arencibia, Zeina, López Leyva, Alberto, Mejías Peña, Yordanka, González Reyes, Alba Rosa, Acosta Nápolez, Maurilys, Carbonell Perdomo, Demetrio, Fernández Manzano, Edita, Choonara, Imti
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author Bárzaga Arencibia, Zeina
López Leyva, Alberto
Mejías Peña, Yordanka
González Reyes, Alba Rosa
Acosta Nápolez, Maurilys
Carbonell Perdomo, Demetrio
Fernández Manzano, Edita
Choonara, Imti
author_facet Bárzaga Arencibia, Zeina
López Leyva, Alberto
Mejías Peña, Yordanka
González Reyes, Alba Rosa
Acosta Nápolez, Maurilys
Carbonell Perdomo, Demetrio
Fernández Manzano, Edita
Choonara, Imti
author_sort Bárzaga Arencibia, Zeina
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description Objective: To describe access to antiepileptic drug therapy and estimate the prevalence of epilepsy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba. Methods: All the community pharmacies in the province were visited and information collected about the number of children receiving antiepileptic drugs in 2009. Availability and cost of each antiepileptic drug were determined. The prevalence of epilepsy was estimated by determining the number of children receiving antiepileptic drugs. Results: There were 923 children who received a total of 977 antiepileptic drugs in Camagüey Province. The estimated prevalence of epilepsy was 5.18 per thousand children which is lower than previously reported rates in other low and lowermiddle income countries. Most of the children (871, 94%) received a single antiepileptic drug. Carbamazepine and valproate were the two most frequently prescribed antiepileptic drugs. Antiepileptic drugs were available from the local pharmacy on 76% of occasions. If the antiepileptic drug was not available from the local pharmacy, the parent had to travel to another pharmacy to obtain the medicine. Conclusions: The estimated prevalence of epilepsy in children in Cuba is lower than that estimated in other lower-middle income countries. Access to drug therapy in children with epilepsy can be achieved in lower-middle income countries.
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spelling nottingham-30762020-05-04T20:22:19Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3076/ Access to antiepileptic drug therapy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba Bárzaga Arencibia, Zeina López Leyva, Alberto Mejías Peña, Yordanka González Reyes, Alba Rosa Acosta Nápolez, Maurilys Carbonell Perdomo, Demetrio Fernández Manzano, Edita Choonara, Imti Objective: To describe access to antiepileptic drug therapy and estimate the prevalence of epilepsy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba. Methods: All the community pharmacies in the province were visited and information collected about the number of children receiving antiepileptic drugs in 2009. Availability and cost of each antiepileptic drug were determined. The prevalence of epilepsy was estimated by determining the number of children receiving antiepileptic drugs. Results: There were 923 children who received a total of 977 antiepileptic drugs in Camagüey Province. The estimated prevalence of epilepsy was 5.18 per thousand children which is lower than previously reported rates in other low and lowermiddle income countries. Most of the children (871, 94%) received a single antiepileptic drug. Carbamazepine and valproate were the two most frequently prescribed antiepileptic drugs. Antiepileptic drugs were available from the local pharmacy on 76% of occasions. If the antiepileptic drug was not available from the local pharmacy, the parent had to travel to another pharmacy to obtain the medicine. Conclusions: The estimated prevalence of epilepsy in children in Cuba is lower than that estimated in other lower-middle income countries. Access to drug therapy in children with epilepsy can be achieved in lower-middle income countries. Wiley 2012 Article PeerReviewed Bárzaga Arencibia, Zeina, López Leyva, Alberto, Mejías Peña, Yordanka, González Reyes, Alba Rosa, Acosta Nápolez, Maurilys, Carbonell Perdomo, Demetrio, Fernández Manzano, Edita and Choonara, Imti (2012) Access to antiepileptic drug therapy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 20 (6). pp. 390-394. ISSN 2042-7174 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2042-7174.2012.00215.x/abstract doi:10.1111/j.2042-7174.2012.00215.x doi:10.1111/j.2042-7174.2012.00215.x
spellingShingle Bárzaga Arencibia, Zeina
López Leyva, Alberto
Mejías Peña, Yordanka
González Reyes, Alba Rosa
Acosta Nápolez, Maurilys
Carbonell Perdomo, Demetrio
Fernández Manzano, Edita
Choonara, Imti
Access to antiepileptic drug therapy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba
title Access to antiepileptic drug therapy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba
title_full Access to antiepileptic drug therapy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba
title_fullStr Access to antiepileptic drug therapy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba
title_full_unstemmed Access to antiepileptic drug therapy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba
title_short Access to antiepileptic drug therapy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba
title_sort access to antiepileptic drug therapy in children in camagüey province, cuba
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3076/
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