Evaluation of antibiotic dispensing practice in community pharmacies in Jordan: A cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT: It is well known that the emergence of antibiotic resistance is linked to the misuse and overuse of antibiotics. Misuse includes self-medication and the inappropriate use of antibiotics because of improper dosage or improper duration than recommended. This study investigated three patterns of dispensing antibiotics in a sample of community pharmacies in Jordan. This included dispensing antibiotics by prescription or over-the-counter either by direct request or upon a pharmacist's recommendation. The antibiotics dispensed were evaluated in terms of indication, appropriateness of dose, and duration of treatment based on the empirical treatment suggested by selected references: Lexicomp (2017) and UptoDate (2017) and the manufacturer's recommendations. Of the 457 antibiotics dispensed, almost

SUBMITTER: Haddadin RN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6488076 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature