ArticlePharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)2018
Antibiotic Stewardship in Community Pharmacies: A Scoping Review.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 66 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions to reduce non-prescription antimicrobial sales in community pharmacies.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of community pharmacist-led interventions to optimise the use of antibiotics.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2022Pooled it
- Development of an antimicrobial stewardship implementation model involving collaboration between general practitioners and pharmacists: GPPAS study in Australian primary care.Primary health care research & development · 2021Pooled it
- Health Professions Digital Education on Antibiotic Management: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by the Digital Health Education Collaboration.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Pooled it
- Addressing low-value care (LVC) in Asia: a narrative review of Choosing Wisely and other initiatives across Asia.BMJ open quality · 2026Review
- Knowledge and Attitudes of Community Pharmacists Towards Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in Western Greece.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Antimicrobial stewardship interventions involving community pharmacy teams: a scoping review.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2025Review
- Antibiotic dispensing practices in community pharmacies: Implications for antimicrobial stewardship in resource-constrained settings.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2025Article
- [Good dispensing practices for antibiotics in community pharmacies of the province of Córdoba (Argentina)].Farmaceuticos comunitarios · 2025Article
- Assessing community antibiotic usage and adherence as per standard treatment guidelines: A potential area to enhance awareness at community pharmacy settings.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2025Article
- The impact of a multi-faceted intervention on non-prescription dispensing of antibiotics by urban community pharmacies in Indonesia: a mixed methods evaluation.BMJ global health · 2024Article
- Community pharmacists' knowledge and practices towards antimicrobial stewardship: findings and implications.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2024Article
- Prevalence, pandemic, preventions and policies to overcome antimicrobial resistance.Saudi journal of biological sciences · 2024Review
- Understanding Acceptability and Willingness-to-pay for a C-reactive Protein Point-of-care Testing Service to Improve Antibiotic Dispensing for Respiratory Infections in Vietnamese Pharmacies: A Mixed-methods Study.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Determining a future policy focus to support antimicrobial stewardship in community pharmacy: A modified Delphi study.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2024Article
- The pharmacists' interventions after a Drug and Therapeutics Committee (DTC) establishment during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2024Article
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- [Audit of Antibiotic Dispensing in Community Pharmacy (Happy Patient Project)].Farmaceuticos comunitarios · 2023Article
- Porphyrin Polymers BearingPolymers · 2022Article
- Antimicrobial dispensing process in community pharmacies: a scoping review.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2022Article
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Abstract
The increase in antibiotic resistance has frequently been linked to unrestrained antibiotic dispensing. This review was conducted to mainly assess the perception and attitudes of community pharmacists towards antibiotic dispensing. This scoping review was performed between June 2016 and September 2016 to identify published studies related to the perception and attitudes of community pharmacists towards antibiotic dispensing. The combination of terms such as 'antibiotic dispensing', 'antimicrobial resistance', 'community pharmacy', and 'community pharmacists' were searched in electronic databases such as PubMed, ProQuest, Google Scholar, and Science Direct. Only published articles within the last 12 years were included. A total of 13 studies were identified. In general, community pharmacists have good awareness and knowledge of antibiotic dispensing. However, the majority of them are still selling antibiotics to their customers and/or patients for unjustified reasons. The community pharmacists seem well aware of the antimicrobial resistance crisis and considered it a significant health issue. However, many embraced the concept that dispensing antibiotics without medical prescription (DAwMP) can be one of the key features in the dissemination of multidrug resistant bacteria.
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