Community Pharmacists' Responses Toward Antimicrobial Prescriptions in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

ABSTRACT: Background: Globally, community pharmacists worldwide have prescribed more over-the-counter systemic antibiotics, posing significant issues for international organizations tackling antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a major global threat, due to the accessibility in pharmacies. Objectives: This study aimed to examine the Jordanian pharmacists' antibiotic selection and over-the-counter antibiotic prescriptions. Methods: A total of 244 community pharmacists participated in an online standardized survey, which examined five essential domains including sources and trust of pharmacy antibiotic prescription information, category and frequency of permitted antimicrobials, prescription-free antimicrobials, interactions, antimicrobial prescription issues for pharmacists, and pharma

SUBMITTER: Al-Odat M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11939746 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature