Improving Pharmacists' Awareness of Inadequate Antibiotic Use for URTIs through an Educational Intervention: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: The inadequate use of antibiotics led to the development of multi-resistant bacteria that are now causing millions of deaths worldwide. Since most antibiotics are prescribed/dispensed to treat respiratory tract infections, it is important to raise awareness among health professionals to optimize antibiotic use, especially within the primary care context. Thus, this pilot study aimed to evaluate pharmacists' feedback about the eHealthResp platform, composed by an online course and a mobile application (app) to help in the management of upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs). Ten community pharmacists were invited to participate in this study, exploring the contents of the eHealthResp platforms and answering a content validation questionnaire composed by eight qualitative and thirty-five

SUBMITTER: Magalhaes S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9394361 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature