ReviewJournal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences : a publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Societe canadienne des sciences pharmaceutiques2024
Community pharmacists as antimicrobial resistance stewards: a narrative review on their contributions and challenges in low- and middle-income countries.
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- Primary health care roles of community pharmacists in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed methods systematic review.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- Lack of Knowledge and Training About Antibiotic Resistance Among Community Pharmacists in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Knowledge and Perception of Pharmacy Interns in Ghana on Antimicrobial Use, Resistance, and Stewardship: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Urinary tract infection screening and referral service from community pharmacy.Farmaceuticos comunitarios · 2026Article
- Client and Health Care Provider Perspectives on Point-of-Care Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Community Pharmacies in Uganda.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Strengthening healthcare systems to prevent antimicrobial resistance in LMICs: it is time to act.Journal of global health · 2026Article
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- A systematic review of antimicrobial stewardship practices and challenges in sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) regulated retail medicine settings.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2026Review
- Antimicrobial stewardship in community pharmacies in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State: practices, barriers, and facilitators.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026Article
- Design and validation of a key performance indicator dashboard for equity in community and retail pharmacy services in Pakistan.PloS one · 2026Article
- Confronting antimicrobial resistance in Jordan: regulatory, economic, and behavioral determinants of non-prescription antibiotic dispensing in community pharmacies-a mixed-methods study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Antimicrobial perceptions and stewardship practices among community pharmacy dispensers in Nepal.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2025Article
- Barriers and determinants of over-the-counter antibiotic sales de-escalation: perspectives of community pharmacists in Aseer, Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Community pharmacists' knowledge and practices towards antimicrobial stewardship: findings and implications.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2024Article
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Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health crisis that impedes the therapeutic effectiveness of available antimicrobial agents. Due to the high burden of infectious diseases and limited resources, especially trained healthcare professionals, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are particularly susceptible to the detrimental effects of AMR. Sometimes, as the first and last point of contact for patients seeking treatment for infections, community pharmacists can play a pivotal role in the stewardship required for AMR. This review aims to highlight the contributions made by community pharmacists in LMICs as AMR stewards. The review considers the challenges from the perspectives of limited resources, inadequate training, a lack of policies and regulations, and issues related to patient behavior. Community pharmacists in LMICs could optimize their advocacy contributions by focusing on One Health AMR stewardship. Transformational and actionable patient and population-centric antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is feasible with the synergy of policymakers and other healthcare providers in the implementation of AMS policies and programs that support community pharmacists in their efforts to promote rational antimicrobial use.
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