Attitudes toward using clinical decision support in community pharmacies to promote antibiotic stewardship.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Outpatient antibiotic prescriptions drive antibiotic overuse in humans, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified community pharmacies as potential partners in outpatient stewardship efforts. Clinical decision support (CDS) tools can potentially be used at community pharmacies to aid in outpatient stewardship efforts.

Objectives

We sought to determine community pharmacist attitudes toward using a computerized CDS tool to evaluate and manage common complaints and thus promote appropriate antibiotic prescribing.

Methods

We conducted in-depth semistructured interviews of community pharmacists to determine attitudes toward using CDS tools in their practice and identify potential barriers in implementation. Thematic analysis was used to i

SUBMITTER: Sayood SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8841115 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature