Prise en charge de la cystite de la femme en officine

Abstract

The low urinary tract infection (cystitis) of the woman is a pathology frequently encountered in officina, indeed one in two women will have once in her life a urinary infection. It is a mild but very painful and easily recurrent infection despite appropriate antibiotic treatment. The objective of our work has been to assess the role of the dispensing pharmacist in the management of cystitis and to explore his approach in the treatment of cystitis, in the face of a major problem which is the misuse of antibiotics and the resulting resistance. A field survey was carried out on a sample of 25 patients through questionnaires distributed to pharmacists located in two wilayas : Béjaia and Sétif. Our survey showed that the majority of pharmacists opted for antibiotic therapy for the treatment of cystitis: 56% first prescribed at least one antibiotic while 40% preferred symptomatic treatment (analgesics, urinary antiseptics and antipyretics). The majority of pharmacists have given the same hygieno-dietary advice and insist on total respect for the period of antibiotic therapy, which illustrates the importance of the pharmacist in the therapeutic education of patients. The dispensing pharmacist is a health professional often consulted by patients, so he has a vital role in the management and follow-up of patients with urinary tract infection because