SynthesisEuropean journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice2022
Evaluation of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing and management through pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship programmes: a meta-analysis of evidence.
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- Effectiveness of pharmacist-led management of candidemia in a tertiary care hospital without a full-time infectious disease specialist.Nagoya journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance Patterns and Distribution ofThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2026Review
- Development and validation of a psychometric scale for assessing pharmacy students' perceptions and attitudes toward antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship in Indonesia: the PATARAS study.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Adoption of an in-silico analysis approach to assess the functional and structural impacts of rpoB-encoded protein mutations on Chlamydia pneumoniae sensitivity to antibiotics.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
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- Antibiotic prescribing in public primary healthcare centres in Maseru, Lesotho.Southern African journal of infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Impact of antibiotic changes on hospital stay and treatment duration in community-acquired pneumonia.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Awareness, perspectives and practices of antibiotics deprescribing among physicians in Jordan: a cross-sectional study.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2024Article
- Evaluation of interventions led by pharmacists in antimicrobial stewardship programs in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic literature review.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2024Review
- Exploring Nanotechnology as a Strategy to Circumvent Antimicrobial Resistance in Bone and Joint Infections.ACS omega · 2023Review
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Opportunities: An Example from Oman.Oman medical journal · 2023Article
- Core Elements for Implementing Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Korean General Hospitals.Infection & chemotherapy · 2022Review
- Clinical Impact of a Pharmacist-Driven Prospective Audit with Intervention and Feedback on the Treatment of Patients with Bloodstream Infection.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThis meta-analysis aims to evaluate inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in the Gulf region and determine the effect of pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes on reducing inappropriateness.
methodArticles were searched, analysed, and quality assessed through the risk of bias (ROB) quality assessment tool to select articles with a low level of bias. In step 1, 515 articles were searched, in step 2, 2360 articles were searched, and ultimately 32 articles were included by critical analysis. Statistical analysis used to determine risk ratio and standard mean differences were calculated using Review manager 5.4; 95% confidence intervals were calculated using the fixed-effect model. The I
resultDetailed review and analysis of 18 studies of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in the Gulf region showed the risk of inappropriateness was 43 669/100 846=43.3% (pooled RR 1.31, 95% CI 1.30 to 1.32). Test with overall effect was 58.87; in the second step 28 AMS programmes led by pharmacists showed reduced inappropriateness in AMS with pharmacist versus pre-AMS without pharmacist (RR 0.36, 95% CI 0.32 to 0.39).
conclusionInappropriate antibiotic prescribing in the Gulf region is alarming and needs to be addressed through pharmacist-led AMS programmes.
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