Community pharmacies are well-placed to educate the public on antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). Medicines management teams have historically focused on empowering prescribers to practise prudent use of antibiotics; in 2017 there was a lack of education/support to community pharmacy (CP) colleagues on ...
The aim of the present study was to assess the perception and practices of community pharmacists towards antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in Ethiopia. Methods. A cross-sectional survey was conducted by selecting pharmacy sites through stratified simple random sampling technique. Descriptive and inferential...
Most ASPs are established in hospital or clinic settings, but there is also a great need for stewardship in the community. Community based pharmacists can conduct some of the activities listed inTable 1.8,10-12Perhaps the most significant responsibilities in community settings are the education of ...
Community pharmacy interventions to improve antibiotic stewardship and implications for pharmacy education: A narrative overview. One of the main contributing factors to antimicrobial resistance is antibiotic misuse and overuse. Community pharmacists can play a role in reducing antibiotic... Candace,Bishop,...
Impact of antimicrobial stewardship in critical care: a systematic review. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2011;66(6): 1223-1230.19. Bosso JA, Drew RH. Application of antimicrobial stewardship to optimise management of community acquired pneumonia. Int J Clin Pract. 2011;65(7):775-783.20. Dunn K, ...
Pharmacy Times:What is the focus of your work as an antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist in a health system in Indiana? Gillespie:So, as I said, I work really closely with our infection preventionist. We work hand in hand. If she does one thing to decre...
An antimicrobial stewardship program was initially established in this institution in 1974. This antimicrobial stewardship program included formulary restriction, which required pre-prescription approval, except for patients in the intensive care unit, who often have an urgent need for antibiotics due to ...
One of the cornerstones of the WHO Global Action plan is the Antibiotic Stewardship Program [51]. Community pharmacy staff are ideal antibiotic stewards to contain the threat of AMR given their location and easy accessibility, but their potential is largely untapped [75]. Such research may ...
Pharmacy TimesSeptember 2019 Pain Management Volume 85 Issue 9Understanding the pharmacist's role in antimicrobial stewardship Faculty Monica Shah, PharmD, Clinicla Pharmacist, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey Educational Objectives At the completion of this activity, the participant wi...
This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesizes current evidence regarding the association between antimicrobial stewardship programs and the