Community pharmacist prescribing of antimicrobials: A systematic review from an antimicrobial stewardship perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pharmacist prescribing authority is expanding, while antimicrobial resistance is an increasing global concern. We sought to synthesize the evidence for antimicrobial prescribing by community pharmacists to identify opportunities to advance antimicrobial stewardship in this setting.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review to characterize the existing literature on community pharmacist prescribing of systemic antimicrobials. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts for English-language articles published between 1999 and June 20, 2019, as well as hand-searched reference lists of included articles and incorporated expert suggestions.

Results

Of 3793 articles identified, 14 met inclusion criteria. Pharmacists are most often prescr

SUBMITTER: Wu JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8165883 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature