Drug repurposing for sustainable antimicrobial use: exploring pharmacists' awareness, attitudes, facilitators and barriers.

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

International Journal of Environmental Health Research Pub Date : 2025-01-10 DOI:10.1080/09603123.2025.2451623

Anan S Jarab, Walid Al-Qerem, Shrouq Abu Heshmeh, Yazid N Al Hamarneh, Tareq Mukattash, Eman Alefishat

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Abstract

This study utilized a validated questionnaire that aimed to assess pharmacists' awareness and attitude towards drug repurposing for antimicrobial use. Despite the reasonable awareness, pharmacists reported unfavourable attitudes. Pharmacists with a B.Pharm. or Pharm.D. degree reported less awareness than pharmacists with a master's or PhD degree. In contrast, pharmacists who dispensed fewer than 10 prescriptions or 10-29 prescriptions had significantly higher awareness than those who dispensed 30 prescriptions daily or more. Pharmacists who had 1-5 years of experience and those who dispensed less than 10 prescriptions daily had significantly lower attitude scores than their counterpats. The most reported facilitator was the reduced risk of antimicrobial resistance, while the most reported barrier was patient safety. Pharmacists' perception of drug repurposing for antimicrobial needs to improve via implementing educational sessions that highlight the impact of drug repurposing on supporting the fight against antimicrobial resistance and promoting a more sustainable and resilient healthcare system.

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可持续抗菌素使用的药物再利用：探索药剂师的意识、态度、促进因素和障碍。

本研究采用了一份有效的问卷，旨在评估药剂师对抗菌素使用药物再利用的认识和态度。尽管药剂师有合理的意识，但他们的态度并不乐观。药剂师。或Pharm.D。与拥有硕士或博士学位的药剂师相比，拥有硕士或博士学位的药剂师对此的认识更少。相比之下，每天配药少于10张或10-29张处方的药师的认知明显高于每天配药30张及以上的药师。经验1 ~ 5年及日均配药少于10张的药师态度得分明显低于同行。报告最多的促进因素是抗菌素耐药性风险降低，而报告最多的障碍是患者安全。需要通过开展教育会议来提高药剂师对药物再利用的认识，这些教育会议强调了药物再利用对支持抗击抗菌素耐药性和促进更具可持续性和弹性的卫生保健系统的影响。

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International Journal of Environmental Health Research 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

6.70

自引率

3.10%

发文量

134

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： International Journal of Environmental Health Research ( IJEHR ) is devoted to the rapid publication of research in environmental health, acting as a link between the diverse research communities and practitioners in environmental health. Published articles encompass original research papers, technical notes and review articles. IJEHR publishes articles on all aspects of the interaction between the environment and human health. This interaction can broadly be divided into three areas: the natural environment and health – health implications and monitoring of air, water and soil pollutants and pollution and health improvements and air, water and soil quality standards; the built environment and health – occupational health and safety, exposure limits, monitoring and control of pollutants in the workplace, and standards of health; and communicable diseases – disease spread, control and prevention, food hygiene and control, and health aspects of rodents and insects. IJEHR is published in association with the International Federation of Environmental Health and includes news from the Federation of international meetings, courses and environmental health issues.