Practices of community pharmacists toward antimicrobials use and the application of antimicrobial stewardship

Saleh Doaa,Farha Rana Abu,Zawiah Mohammed

doi:10.7324/japs.2022.120323

Abstract

Antimicrobial susceptibility of uropathogens and prescribing patterns in hospital- and community-acquired urinary tract infections in a tertiary care hospitalAchukutty Tomy, Aravind Hareendran, Emil David, Ravina Ravi, Lakshmi Ramachandran, Appu Thomas

Highlights

Antibiotic resistance is currently considered one of the most serious public health issues that increases morbidity and mortality rates and imposes a huge burden on healthcare systems around the world (Abushaheen et al, 2020; Cassini et al, 2019)
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between August and September 2020 to evaluate the current practice of community pharmacists for antimicrobials and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in Jordan and to evaluate factors affecting their application of AMS
Community pharmacists are among the most accessible healthcare professionals that have a unique position within the community, allowing them to engage in addressing health concerns at the community level (Kenealy and Arroll, 2013)

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Introduction

Antibiotic resistance is currently considered one of the most serious public health issues that increases morbidity and mortality rates and imposes a huge burden on healthcare systems around the world (Abushaheen et al, 2020; Cassini et al, 2019). Inappropriate antibiotic utilization is a well-recognized contributor to developing resistance, which may be aided by greater antimicrobial availability in the community setting (WHO, 2020). AMS includes all regulatory, educational, operational, preservation of such public health issues requires every healthcare provider to be involved in efforts to promote prudent use of antibiotics and reduce the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. Community pharmacists are unique members of the healthcare team that can liaise readily between patients and physicians, which allows for opportunities to operationalize any framework in the AMS work (Essack et al, 2018). Expansion of AMS interventions to all hospital and eventually community practices will result in proper antibiotic use and, as a result, reduce antibiotic resistance in the general population (Buckel et al, 2018)

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