[Analysis of 379 drug prescriptions at a call Center 15].
BACKGROUND
Prescription of medicines by telephone (PMT) in the call Center 15 is a reality, but has never been studied.


OBJECTIVE
The objective was a Qualitative and quantitative study of the PMT.


METHODS
A monocentric and observational study of calls for a week of the center 15 of Besançon (France) was performed.


METHODS
Computer records and dial center 15 recordings of telephone conversations were analyzed. Variables analyzed were characteristics of callers, context of the requirement, analysis of compliance with the summary of product characteristics and mode of access to medicines.


RESULTS
Among 1183 appeals studied, a PMT was performed in 379 cases (32%). New and isolated prescriptions are the most frequent. 68% of PMT correspond to optional prescriptions. The 539 drugs prescribed belong to 4 main groups: analgesics, non steroidal anti-inflammatory, anti spasmodic, anti-diarrheal. In 9 out of 10 cases these drugs are from the family pharmacy.


CONCLUSIONS
The PMT at the center 15 is realized in one third of cases. This work helps highlight the shortcomings of the practice in terms of safety and security requirement of the proceedings against the recommendations of the French High Authority for Health.
Université Franche-Comté, pôle urgences/réanimation médicale/Samu et ACORELI, CHU de Besançon, 25000 Besançon, France. tdesmettre@chu-besancon.fr
Thibaut
T
Desmettre
Bertrand
B
Clerc
Jacques
J
Massol
Marie-Christine
MC
Woronoff
Christophe
C
Gevrey
Jean-Marc
JM
Labourey
Samuel
S
Limat
Gilles
G
Capellier
D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005602:France; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013689:Telephone / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*