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Dispensing of food supplements in the treatment and prevention of urinary tract infections
| Resumo: | Urinary tract infections constitute an important public health issue due to recurrence and antibiotic resistance. Currently, antibiotics are the standard therapy but non-antibiotic approaches, such as food supplements, could be beneficial and reduce bacterial resistance. This work aimed at a better understanding of the perception of health professionals involved in dispensing and counselling, in the community pharmacy, regarding the utility of these products as preventive alternatives and therapeutic approaches. |
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| Autores principais: | Setoca, Beatriz |
| Outros Autores: | Fernandes, Ana Isabel |
| Assunto: | Food supplements Urinary tract infections Prevention Treatment |
| Ano: | 2021 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | documento de conferência |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL |
| Resumo: | Urinary tract infections constitute an important public health issue due to recurrence and antibiotic resistance. Currently, antibiotics are the standard therapy but non-antibiotic approaches, such as food supplements, could be beneficial and reduce bacterial resistance. This work aimed at a better understanding of the perception of health professionals involved in dispensing and counselling, in the community pharmacy, regarding the utility of these products as preventive alternatives and therapeutic approaches. |
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