Knowledge and attitudes of doctor of pharmacy students regarding the appropriate use of antimicrobials.

ABSTRACT: Pharmacists are key partners in antimicrobial stewardship efforts, yet their degree of education on and attitudes toward this topic during training are not well documented. An electronic survey measuring knowledge and attitudes regarding antimicrobial use and resistance was administered to graduating pharmacy students at 12 US schools of pharmacy. Of 1445 pharmacy students, 579 (40%) completed the survey. The vast majority (94%) believed that strong knowledge of antimicrobials was important for their pharmacy careers, and 89% desired more education on appropriate antimicrobial use. Most students (84%) considered their pharmacy education regarding antimicrobials useful or very useful, but there was significant variability on perceptions of preparation for most antimicrobial stewardship acti

SUBMITTER: Justo JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4303059 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature