The impact of a multi-faceted intervention on non-prescription dispensing of antibiotics by urban community pharmacies in Indonesia: a mixed methods evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Non-prescription antibiotic dispensing is prevalent among community pharmacies in several low- and middle-income countries. We evaluated the impact of a multi-faceted intervention to address this challenge in urban community pharmacies in Indonesia.

Methods

A pre-post quasi-experimental study was carried out in Semarang city from January to August 2022 to evaluate a 7-month long intervention comprising: (1) online educational sessions for pharmacists; (2) awareness campaign targeting customers; (3) peer visits; and (4) pharmacy branding and pharmacist certification. All community pharmacies were invited to take part with consenting pharmacies assigned to the participating group and all remaining pharmacies to the non-participating group. The primary outcome (rat

SUBMITTER: Ferdiana A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11459306 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature