Antimicrobial stewardship interventions involving community pharmacy teams: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The importance of involvement of community pharmacy (CP) teams in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS)-related interventions is justified by the high prevalence of antimicrobial prescribing in primary care. Yet, CP teams are rarely considered as part of AMS activities.

Aim

To synthesize the available evidence in relation to the current involvement of community pharmacists in AMS-related interventions involving CP team members.

Methods

To ensure rigour, the search followed the recommendations of the PRISMA-ScR and the protocol registered with the Open Science Framework. The search was conducted in MEDLINE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts and CINAHL, identifying studies published between 1999 and 2023 and in English. Studies reporting AMS-related interventi

SUBMITTER: Zerbinato F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12455195 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature