Community pharmacists as antimicrobial guardians and gatekeepers - A qualitative study of the perspectives of pharmacy sector stakeholders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community pharmacists, as primary care providers, are an underutilised resource in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). Primary care plays an important role in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as the principle of balancing access to antimicrobials while ensuring optimal use is agnostic to health setting. Understanding the sector's perceptions and practices towards AMS involvement is a continuing focus area of research. However, there is an opportunity to understand the sociological factors which influence the profession's contribution to stewardship practice, particularly across a broader spectrum of sector stakeholders at the individual, practice, system, and policy levels.

Objective

To explore stakeholders' perceptions of the Australian community pharmacy sec

SUBMITTER: Lim K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9793303 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature