{"title":"A qualitative exploration of stakeholder perspectives of independent prescribing by newly qualified pharmacists: a theoretical domains interview study.","authors":"Megan Fawkes, Rachel Mullen, Suzanne Cutler","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riae056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riae056","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To explore the perspectives of stakeholders on the General Pharmaceutical Council's revised Standards for the Initial Education and Training of Pharmacists that enable pharmacists to prescribe at the point of registration, from 2026.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This qualitative study used the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) to develop schedules for structured interviews that were conducted with various stakeholders and recorded via Microsoft Teams. Recordings were transcribed verbatim, checked for accuracy, and then analysed using the Framework approach, facilitated by NVIVO® software.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>In total, 43 participants (patients, community, hospital and primary care pharmacists, GPs, and nurses) were interviewed. Eleven out of the fourteen TDF domains were identified, the most frequently cited being 'beliefs about consequences', e.g. reducing pressure on the healthcare service, and concerns that non-prescribing pharmacists will be disadvantaged by the change. The domain 'environmental context and resources' was also cited where increasing placement opportunities to develop the required clinical skills were key enablers to implementation, while a lack of confidence, and lack of space, equipment and commercial pressures were considered barriers.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Overall, stakeholders in the study were supportive of pharmacists registering as independent prescribers upon qualification, however, there were concerns raised regarding their readiness, as well as preparedness of employers for this change. These concerns must be addressed to reassure stakeholders and to ensure that universities and employers adequately prepare pharmacists to prescribe at the point of registration and provide them with support and the necessary infrastructure to do so safely.</p>","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142948824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fahad Alzahrani, Nosaiba B Khairi, Baraah O Alattas, Toqa H Alrehaili, Ghadeer S Aljehani, Renad B Alahmadi, Dalia Mohammed Refi, Lama S Aljohani, Haifa Abdulrahman Fadil, Faris S Alnezary, Sultan S Al Thaqfan
{"title":"Community pharmacists' readiness for minor ailment services in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study of perceptions, barriers, and facilitators.","authors":"Fahad Alzahrani, Nosaiba B Khairi, Baraah O Alattas, Toqa H Alrehaili, Ghadeer S Aljehani, Renad B Alahmadi, Dalia Mohammed Refi, Lama S Aljohani, Haifa Abdulrahman Fadil, Faris S Alnezary, Sultan S Al Thaqfan","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riae067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riae067","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Minor ailments are a significant burden on primary care services globally. In Saudi Arabia's evolving healthcare landscape, pharmacists play a crucial informal role, but no coordinated national approach exists. Understanding pharmacists' preparedness is thus vital to optimize successful integration. This study evaluated Saudi community pharmacists' perceptions, barriers, and facilitators related to minor ailment services (MAS) for capacity-building strategies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional survey was conducted from April to July 2023. Data were collected from participants using a self-administered, anonymous questionnaire with 48 questions. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS v.27.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>Of the 720 pharmacists invited to participate, 442 completed the questionnaire, yielding an overall response rate of 61.4% (442/720). Most pharmacists recognized the value of accessible self-care support using their skills (92.6%), but 26.9% feared misdiagnosis risks. Most (93.9%) emphasized prudent triage and history-taking, and yet 22.2% were ambivalent on referrals. Key barriers that were identified included the lack of patient information (71.5%), lack of reimbursement for MAS (61.8%), lack of a private/counseling area (59.5%), and lack of knowledge for minor ailment management (48.2%). Pharmacists who work in rural areas, work part-time, and have not attended any training or education programs also tend to display a more uncertain attitude toward delivering services for minor ailments.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Pharmacists in Saudi Arabia can play a significant role in managing minor ailments, but the identified barriers must be addressed to integrate their services thoroughly. That can be done through comprehensive training, allocating resources, and establishing structured communication and referral pathways. This integration can improve healthcare accessibility, reduce costs, and better utilize pharmacists' expertise for delivering patient care.</p>","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142828580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ellen van Loon, Mette Heringa, Annemieke Floor-Schreudering, Peter de Smet, Marcel Bouvy
{"title":"Relevance of therapeutic prescription modifications in Dutch community pharmacies.","authors":"Ellen van Loon, Mette Heringa, Annemieke Floor-Schreudering, Peter de Smet, Marcel Bouvy","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riae060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riae060","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Community pharmacists modify prescriptions to solve or prevent drug-related problems. To assess the relevance of prescription modifications, they are usually judged on clinical outcomes only, overlooking their humanistic and economic impact. This study aims to evaluate therapeutic prescription modifications performed by Dutch community pharmacists in terms of clinical outcome, along with the humanistic aspect \"usability\" and economic aspect \"efficiency.\"</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A multidisciplinary panel evaluated the relevance of 160 cases of therapeutic prescription modifications collected in community pharmacies. Cases were stratified for type of drug-related problem based on their frequency in the original set of modifications. Both the relevance in general and the impact on the individual aspects of effectiveness and medication safety, usability, and efficiency were evaluated.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>Sixteen cases (10.0%) were excluded because of insufficient information for evaluation. Sixty percent of the 144 cases were evaluated as relevant (56.3% relevant and 4.2% highly relevant). The remaining cases (31.9%) were moderately relevant. For 7.6% of the cases, evaluations were inconclusive. In 25.0% of the cases, there was a major improvement on at least one of the aspects effectiveness, medication safety, usability, or efficiency.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The majority of therapeutic prescription modifications performed by Dutch community pharmacists were evaluated as relevant or highly relevant by a multidisciplinary panel. Modifications improved clinical, humanistic, and economic aspects. This shows the important role of community pharmacists in primary healthcare. Sharing more clinical information like indication, illness severity, and treatment plan will enable pharmacists to improve their contribution to safe medication use.</p>","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142728843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prescription and nonprescription drug misuse and abuse in community pharmacies in Iraq: a cross-sectional survey.","authors":"Jwan B Shammah, Jenny Scott, Mayyada Wazaify","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riae045","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ijpp/riae045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>There is little known regarding prescription and nonprescription medicine nonmedical use (abuse and misuse) in Iraq, with limited treatment. Pharmacists could be a valuable source of information in the absence of any national monitoring system.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This study aimed to explore Iraqi community pharmacists' perspectives on prescription and nonprescription medicine abuse/misuse, including motives for use and how often they encounter people whom they think are misusing or abusing medicines.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional survey was undertaken between November 2020 and February 2021. Community pharmacists in Iraq were asked to complete a prepiloted self-administered questionnaire, distributed through online social media platforms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>300 pharmacists completed the questionnaire. The most commonly reported nonprescription drugs suspected of abuse/misuse were cough and cold medications (n = 80, 26.6%), topical corticosteroids (n = 54, 17.9%), and allergy products (n = 33, 11%). The most common reported prescription drugs suspected of abuse/misuse were systemic antibiotics (n = 111, 36.9%), gabapentinoids (n = 56, 18.6%), and moderate-weak opioids (n = 34, 11.3%). The most commonly method used by pharmacists to limit access to such drugs was responding that the requested medication was unavailable (n = 273, 51.7%), followed by advising on risks (n = 152, 33.2%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Prescription/nonprescription medicine abuse and misuse are suspected in community pharmacies in Iraq. Current methods for controlling the problem are likely to be ineffective in the absence of prescription drug enforcement. Pharmacists could have a more proactive role in managing this issue, networking with other pharmacists, and referring suspected users to support.</p>","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":"461-469"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142107382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gender and ethnicity bias in generative artificial intelligence text-to-image depiction of pharmacists.","authors":"Geoffrey Currie, George John, Johnathan Hewis","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riae049","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ijpp/riae049","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>In Australia, 64% of pharmacists are women but continue to be under-represented. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is potentially transformative but also has the potential for errors, misrepresentations, and bias. Generative AI text-to-image production using DALL-E 3 (OpenAI) is readily accessible and user-friendly but may reinforce gender and ethnicity biases.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In March 2024, DALL-E 3 was utilized to generate individual and group images of Australian pharmacists. Collectively, 40 images were produced with DALL-E 3 for evaluation of which 30 were individual characters and the remaining 10 images were comprised of multiple characters (N = 155). All images were independently analysed by two reviewers for apparent gender, age, ethnicity, skin tone, and body habitus. Discrepancies in responses were resolved by third-observer consensus.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Collectively for DALL-E 3, 69.7% of pharmacists were depicted as men, 29.7% as women, 93.5% as a light skin tone, 6.5% as mid skin tone, and 0% as dark skin tone. The gender distribution was a statistically significant variation from that of actual Australian pharmacists (P < .001). Among the images of individual pharmacists, DALL-E 3 generated 100% as men and 100% were light skin tone.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This evaluation reveals the gender and ethnicity bias associated with generative AI text-to-image generation using DALL-E 3 among Australian pharmacists. Generated images have a disproportionately high representation of white men as pharmacists which is not representative of the diversity of pharmacists in Australia today.</p>","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":"524-531"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142125592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Boon Phiaw Kho, Hui Ting Ho, Shi Ying Tan, Fei San Chee, Fen Ting Kow, Silvia Ooi, Ying Min Kan
{"title":"Postpartum thromboprophylaxis with enoxaparin: a prospective cohort study on patients' adherence, injection experience, and information retention after counselling by pharmacists.","authors":"Boon Phiaw Kho, Hui Ting Ho, Shi Ying Tan, Fei San Chee, Fen Ting Kow, Silvia Ooi, Ying Min Kan","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riae050","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ijpp/riae050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This research aimed to determine postpartum females' self-reported adherence to and experience with short-term thromboprophylaxis using enoxaparin injection, after counselling by pharmacists. It also sought to assess their knowledge of thromboprophylaxis, injection techniques, and confidence in self-injecting.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This prospective cohort study was conducted at a public tertiary hospital in Malaysia from March to June 2023. Self-injection-naïve postpartum females who were initiated on thromboprophylaxis and counselled by a pharmacist were conveniently sampled. Knowledge regarding thromboprophylaxis, injection readiness, and technique were assessed one day after the counselling session. A telephonic interview was conducted at the end of the 10-day therapy to determine adherence and adverse effects experienced.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>A total of 259 subjects were successfully followed up, with 87.6% (n = 227) adherent to the therapy. Nonadherence was predominantly due to forgetfulness; four had their treatment withheld due to bleeding. One-third of subjects experienced localised pain and bruising. Subjects answered a median of 5/7 knowledge questions and recalled a median of 8/10 injection steps correctly, with those who read the information leaflet provided after counselling scoring significantly higher (P = .02). The majority declared moderate confidence in their ability to self-inject. Subjects who intended to self-inject (P < .01) and were more confident (P = .02) demonstrated better injection technique.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Postpartum females counselled by pharmacists largely adhered to short-term enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis. The impact of the counselling session may be enhanced by addressing their psychological readiness to self-inject, awareness of adverse effects identification, mitigation, and management, as well as setting reminders to prevent forgetfulness to inject.</p>","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":"507-514"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142287220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to: Lifeguard Pharmacy: the co-development of a new community pharmacy response service for people in danger from domestic abuse or suicidal ideation.","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riae059","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ijpp/riae059","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":"532"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142371824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana Maria Barcelos, Tracey Latham-Green, Rebecca Barnes, Hayley Gorton, Mark Gussy, Claire Henderson, Mahomed Khatri, Peter Knapp, Josie Solomon
{"title":"Lifeguard Pharmacy: the co-development of a new community pharmacy response service for people in danger from domestic abuse or suicidal ideation.","authors":"Ana Maria Barcelos, Tracey Latham-Green, Rebecca Barnes, Hayley Gorton, Mark Gussy, Claire Henderson, Mahomed Khatri, Peter Knapp, Josie Solomon","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riae043","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ijpp/riae043","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Domestic abuse (DA) and suicidal ideation (SI) are prevalent and often co-occur. Numerous practical and psychosocial barriers inhibit help-seeking, including accessibility and confidentiality concerns. Pharmacies are accessible and may be perceived as a discreet venue for a DA and SI response service.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To co-develop a community pharmacy response service for people experiencing domestic abuse or suicidal ideation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Overall, 36 unique individuals contributed at least once to a series of focus groups, interviews or workshops to co-develop the service components. Participants had lived experience of DA/SI or were professionals from DA/SI support services or pharmacies. Audio recordings and field notes from events were thematically analysed. Specific themes were identified and informed the development of the service components.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>Participants supported the development of this new service and considered community pharmacies to be an ideal setting. They thought of the service as a lifeline, that would offer hope. Under this main concept of hope, five main themes were identified: Safety, Empathy, Empowerment, Equity, and Discretion. Participants' practical considerations were incorporated into the service design, including the name choice of \"Lifeguard Pharmacy\", the strapline \"Bringing Hope to Life\", and the development of a \"Client Flowchart\" outlining how to welcome a client, arrange for a consultation, and then guide clients out of the pharmacy afterwards.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Overall, the findings supported the development and introduction of this pharmacy-based intervention, which may help overcome barriers to help-seeking for DA or SI due to its sense of hope, accessibility, and discretion.</p>","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":"452-460"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142132688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of the public perception of the hospital pharmacist and their satisfaction level with the pharmacy services provided in a developing country: a cross-sectional survey in Malaysia.","authors":"Kian Keong Kong, Siew Chin Ong","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riae046","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ijpp/riae046","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the public perception of the role of hospital pharmacists, their satisfaction with the pharmacy service provided, and the factors associated with their perception and satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional, questionnaire survey was conducted on adults older than 18 years who utilized public pharmacy services. A self-developed, validated questionnaire consisting of three parts was used, i.e., demographic data, perception, and satisfaction. The questionnaire was tested in a pilot study of 50 study participants and demonstrated good reliability results of 0.900 for the perception section and 0.836 for the satisfaction section. Therefore, all items were used in the final questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>Four hundred and seventy-nine completed questionnaires were collected with a response rate of 91.6%. The Cronbach's α for perception and satisfaction scores were 0.938 and 0.841, respectively. The median total score for public perception was 83 (interquartile range [IQR]: 15), whereas the median total score for public satisfaction was 38 (IQR: 33). The level of public perception was significantly associated with the age groups (P = .009), ethnic groups (P < .001), respondents' locality groups (P < .001), the level of education achieved group (P = .017), and the income groups (P = .006). Satisfaction was not significantly associated with any sociodemographic factors.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study has found that the general public had a favorable perception of the role of hospital pharmacists, and they were generally satisfied with the pharmacy service provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":"490-497"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142287217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antibiotic prescribing for acute uncomplicated cystitis among community pharmacists in Thailand.","authors":"Sawitree Laopaiboonkun, Aungkana Chuaychai, Kanitin Yommudee, Polawat Puttasiri, Siriporn Petchluan, Tiwaphon Thongsutt","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riae047","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ijpp/riae047","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of community pharmacists toward acute uncomplicated cystitis regarding diagnosis, referral, and conformity to guidelines of the chosen antibiotic and to identify the associated factors with the pharmacist's knowledge.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a descriptive cross-sectional survey using a questionnaire. Data was collected from 349 community pharmacies in upper southern Thailand between December 2021 and February 2022. Univariate logistic regression analysis was used to assess factors associated with an inappropriate diagnosis of acute uncomplicated cystitis. The variables with P-value < 0.2 were included in the multivariate model. The statistically significant level was set as P-value < 0.05.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>Three hundred and forty-nine pharmacists from 349 community pharmacies were included. Approximately 65% and 69% of the participants had the knowledge to identify which patients should be considered for cystitis and which patients should be considered for acute uncomplicated cystitis. Ninety eight percentage of pharmacists could select the appropriate antibiotic for uncomplicated cystitis patients. The most prescribed antibiotics were ciprofloxacin (44.7%), norfloxacin (40.7%), and ofloxacin (10.3%). Inappropriate diagnosis was significantly related to age (P = 0.016) and role in the community pharmacy (P = 0.033).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The majority of participants had misconceptions about the differential diagnosis between complicated and uncomplicated cystitis. These were related to the community pharmacists' advanced age. Continuous pharmacy education should be established to advocate rational antibiotic use, especially in a country where community pharmacists are legally allowed to dispense antimicrobials without a prescription.</p>","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":"446-451"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142119785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}