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Review of Duloxetine Use in the Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence and Students’ Survey

Oluwatosin Dairo, Imani Akram, Christopher Bratcher, Bisrat Hailemeskel
Abstract

The goal of this study is to assess the knowledge and opinion of students regarding the off-label use of duloxetine in the treatment of SUI. The Survey questions were provided during the Drug Information Course at Howard University (HU) College of Pharmacy in a class where first-year pharmacy students learn how to conduct a literature search and a survey. A total of 39 students responded to the survey. There were more females (n=23; 56.1%) with an age range between 18 – 24 years. About two-thirds (n=29; 70.7%) had a four-year degree before starting the pharmacy program. Overall, participants scored less than the passing 70% mark on the knowledge questions, which may call for educators to make a special effort to incorporate off-label and approved indications of medication teaching therapeutic-related courses. For example, more than sixty percent of respondents (n=25; 61%) incorrectly stated that duloxetine is a narrow therapeutic drug. The majority (n=; 34; 82.9%) of the participants responded wrongly that urinary incontinence is more common in women during their childbearing age. The opinion survey showed that most participants (n=25; 61%) did not believe there were many FDA-approved effective drugs for treating UI. Over sixty percent of participants (n=25; 61%) considered UI a severe illness and did not agree to use a non-approved drug such as duloxetine, although several published clinical studies support its effective use. Participants were split in their opinion regarding the non-approved use of medications. Study results suggest that students may need encouragement to explore medications with non-FDA approvals.


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Dairo O, Akram I, Bratcher C, Hailemeskel B. Review of Duloxetine Use in the Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence and Students’ Survey. Arch Pharm Pract. 2023;14(2):54-8. https://doi.org/10.51847/j8eXNDm7Sd
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Dairo, O., Akram, I., Bratcher, C., & Hailemeskel, B. (2023). Review of Duloxetine Use in the Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence and Students’ Survey. Archives of Pharmacy Practice, 14(2), 54-58. https://doi.org/10.51847/j8eXNDm7Sd

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