ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2023
The Use of the TARGET Antibiotic Checklist to Support Antimicrobial Stewardship in England's Community Pharmacies.
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- Effectiveness of educational interventions in improving antimicrobial dispensing by community pharmacists: a systematic review.BMC medical education · 2025Pooled it
- Antimicrobial stewardship in community pharmacy: a full review of online educational resources.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2026Review
- Developing a Pharmacist-Centered Novel Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Approach for Healthcare in Pakistan: A Grounded Theory Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Patient conversations that matter: assessing the role of TARGET TYI leaflets for respiratory care in England's community pharmacies.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2025Article
- Applying Antimicrobial Strategies in Wound Care Practice: A Review of the Evidence.International wound journal · 2025Review
- Assessing the impact of using a patient counselling prompt-the TARGET antibiotic checklist in England's community pharmacies.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2025Article
- An Evaluation of Oral Anticoagulant Safety Indicators by England's Community Pharmacies.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- SWOT and Root Cause Analyses of Antimicrobial Resistance to Oral Antimicrobial Treatment of Cystitis.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Exploring antimicrobial stewardship education and training support for community pharmacists in the United Kingdom.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2024Article
- Community pharmacists as antimicrobial resistance stewards: a narrative review on their contributions and challenges in low- and middle-income countries.Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences : a publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Societe canadienne des sciences pharmaceutiques · 2024Review
- Antimicrobial stewardship in private pharmacies in Wakiso district, Uganda: a qualitative study.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2023Article
- Responding to Urinary Tract Infection Symptoms in England's Community Pharmacies.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Practices of Community Pharmacists in United Arab Emirates.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The National Implementation of a Community Pharmacy Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention (PAMSI) through the English Pharmacy Quality Scheme 2020 to 2022.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) requires effective teamwork between healthcare professionals, with patients receiving consistent messages from all healthcare professionals on the appropriate antimicrobial use. Patient education may reduce patients' expectations to receive antibiotics for self-limiting conditions and reduce the pressure on primary care clinicians to prescribe antibiotics. The TARGET Antibiotic Checklist is part of the national AMS resources for primary care and aims to support interaction between community pharmacy teams and patients prescribed antibiotics. The Checklist, completed by the pharmacy staff with patients, invites patients to report on their infection, risk factors, allergies, and knowledge of antibiotics. The TARGET antibiotic checklist was part of the AMS criteria of England's Pharmacy Quality Scheme for patients presenting with an antibiotic prescription from September 2021 to May 2022. A total of 9950 community pharmacies claimed for the AMS criteria and 8374 of these collectively submitted data from 213,105 TARGET Antibiotic Checklists. In total, 69,861 patient information leaflets were provided to patients to aid in the knowledge about their condition and treatment. 62,544 (30%) checklists were completed for patients with an RTI; 43,093 (21%) for UTI; and 30,764 (15%) for tooth/dental infections. An additional 16,625 (8%) influenza vaccinations were delivered by community pharmacies prompted by discussions whilst using the antibiotic checklist. Community pharmacy teams promoted AMS using the TARGET Antibiotic Checklist, providing indication-specific education and positively impacting the uptake of influenza vaccinations.
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