ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Hospital Pharmacists and Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Qualitative Analysis.
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- Physicians', pharmacists', and nurses' education of patients about antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance in primary care settings: a qualitative systematic literature review.Frontiers in antibiotics · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of Pharmacist-Led Interventions on Patient Outcomes in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Healthcare Professionals' Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Aseer, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Article
- Prevalence, pandemic, preventions and policies to overcome antimicrobial resistance.Saudi journal of biological sciences · 2024Review
- Pharmacist roles in antimicrobial stewardship: a qualitative study from India, South Africa and the United Kingdom.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2024Article
- Knowledge and attitude of healthcare prescribers and pharmacists toward antimicrobial stewardship program and the barriers for its implementation.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2024Article
- Drivers of inappropriate use of antimicrobials in South Asia: A systematic review of qualitative literature.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Four years after the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship program in Jordan: evaluation of program's core elements.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Instant Gratification and Overtreating to Be Safe: Perceptions of U.S. Intensive Care Unit Pharmacists and Residents on Antimicrobial Stewardship.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Interprofessional Collaboration between ICU Physicians, Staff Nurses, and Hospital Pharmacists Optimizes Antimicrobial Treatment and Improves Quality of Care and Economic Outcome.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) in hospitals are predominantly led by specific ASP physicians and pharmacists. Limited studies have been conducted to appreciate non-ASP-trained hospital pharmacists' perspectives on their roles in antimicrobial stewardship. Focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted with 74 pharmacists, purposively sampled from the 3 largest acute-care public hospitals in Singapore, to explore facilitators and barriers faced by them in antimicrobial stewardship. Applied thematic analysis was conducted and codes were categorised using the social-ecological model (SEM). At the intrapersonal level, pharmacists identified themselves as reviewers for drug safety before dispensing, confining to a restricted advisory role due to lack of clinical knowledge, experience, and empowerment to contribute actively to physicians' prescribing decisions. At the interpersonal level, pharmacists expressed difficulties conveying their opinions and recommendations on antibiotic therapy to physicians despite frequent communications, but they assumed critical roles as educators for patients and their caregivers on proper antibiotic use. At the organisational level, in-house antibiotic guidelines supported pharmacists' antibiotic interventions and recommendations. At the community level, pharmacists were motivated to improve low public awareness and knowledge on antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance. These findings provide important insights into the gaps to be addressed in order to harness the untapped potential of hospital pharmacists and fully engage them in antimicrobial stewardship.
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