Community pharmacists’ knowledge of and attitudes toward antibiotic use, resistance, and self-medication in Jordan

Abdel‐Qader, Derar H.; Albassam, Abdullah; Ismael, Najlaa Saadi; El-Shara, Asma A.; Meslamani, Ahmad Z. Al; Lewis, P. R.; Hamadi, Salim; Ibrahim, Osama Mohamed; Mazrouei, Nadia Al

doi:10.1007/s40267-020-00797-9

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“…In this study, part of the participants reported to consume medications at least once a week, and they have shown their uncontrolled use, for instance, with antibiotics that can generate bacterial resistance, currently considered a global crisis (Abdel-Qader et al, 2020), and the use of antibiotics, which reduces therapeutic options to combat infections. We also found that people use some antibiotics to prevent and treat covid-19, such as azithromycin, ceftriaxone, amoxicillin, levofloxacin, and cefaclor; however, none of those have shown a direct efficacy against the virus (Tanioka & Tanioka, 2020).…”

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Risk perception about the covid-19 pandemic and its effect on self-medication practices in population of northwestern Mexico

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The objective of the present study was to analyze the effect of the risk perception of covid-19 on self-medication practices in Mexican population. A total of 526 participants over 18 years of age were surveyed, 68.4% women and 31.6% men residing in northwestern Mexico. Using a structural model, the relation and prevalence of self-medication were analyzed. Risk perception about covid-19, consisting of preventive practices and the perception of the threat of the pandemic, was negatively correlated with self-medication practices, which indicates that people who follow preventive care recommendations tend to reduce the use of self-medication and to improve emotional selfmedication. Furthermore, the study shows that at least half of the participants have used drugs during the pandemic without medical prescription. Self-medication is a critical health problem; therefore, awareness programs about the adverse effects of medications can help reduce self-medication practices in Mexico.

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Risk perception about the covid-19 pandemic and its effect on self-medication practices in population of northwestern Mexico

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“…4,12,[23][24][25] While Clinical pharmacy proved to be a key component in the medical team worldwide, it is not officially implemented in Jordan. Further, Medication safety-related research are rare in the region 19,[25][26][27][28] and diabetic care in Jordan is still primitive. 29 Patients with diabetes need more medical attention to optimize their drug therapy.…”

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Impact of Clinical Pharmacist Interventions in Prescribing Errors in Hospitalized Diabetic Patients with Major Polypharmacy

Abu-Naser

2020

Hosp Pharm

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Background: While clinical pharmacists are expected to have a potential role in minimizing prescribing errors (PEs) in patients with diabetes, the effectiveness of their interventions on the incidence and clinical significance of PEs remains unclear. Objectives: To investigate the effectiveness of clinical pharmacist interventions in correcting PEs in diabetic patients with major polypharmacy. Methods: This was a prospective pre-post study conducted in a secondary care hospital in Jordan over 4 months. There were 2 phases: Control, in which PEs were identified and categorized and active, in which clinical pharmacists intercepted and corrected PEs. Clinical severity of prescribing incidents was evaluated by an expert panel, comprising a senior clinical pharmacist, an internist, and cardiologist. SPSS V26 was used for data analysis. Results: Of 928 patients, 432 were followed and reviewed during the control phase and 496 during the active phase. Clinical pharmacist interventions reduced PEs by 89.5%; from 27.6% (control) to 2.9% (active). PEs per patient and PEs per medication orders were reduced from 2.1 to 0.2 and from 0.3 to 0.03, respectively. Electronic selection errors, wrong dose frequency, duplicate drugs, and allergy errors disappeared in the active phase. Significant, serious, and lethal errors were significantly reduced from 35.4%, 11.6%, and 0.2% (control) to 13.5%, 3.1%, and 0.0% (active), respectively. drugs related to CVS (OR = 5.2; 95% CI, 3.1-8.6; P < .05) versus drugs related to endocrine system was more likely to be associated with the occurrence of PEs versus no PEs. However, drug belonging to infectious (OR = 0.6; 95% CI, 0.1-0.9; P < .05) versus drugs related to endocrine system was less likely to be associated with the occurrence PEs versus no PEs. Conclusion: Clinical pharmacist interventions significantly reduced PEs in patients with diabetes by 89.5% and most of these interventions were clinically significant.

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“…Similarly, the majority (71.6%) of community pharmacists in Jordan reported that overuse of antibiotics causes AMR. 18 Among 42 nurses studied at the university of Sao Paulo at Ribeirao Preto Brazil, only 49.1% mentioned indiscriminate use of antibiotics as the cause of AMR. 19 The differences between our findings and those of the Brazilian researchers may be attributed to the different socio-demographic characteristics of the participants and differences in study design.…”

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Antimicrobial resistance: Nurse’s knowledge and perception in a tertiary level care hospital in North-Eastern Nigeria

Dayyab¹,

Iliyasu

Ibrahim³

et al. 2021

Ann Afr Med Res

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Nursing staff has a significant role to play in the control of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) through infection control and patient education. We studied the knowledge of nurses on AMR for purpose of planning AMR control efforts. A cross-sectional study was conducted between 21st June and 30th July 2017, among nurses working at Federal Medical Center Nguru, Yobe State. Responses were presented as frequencies and percentages. Relative risks and 95% confidence intervals were computed to describe factors associated with knowledge of AMR. Only 37.2% of the respondents had good knowledge of AMR. Age more than or equal to 40 years versus less than 40 years (RR=2.66, 95% CI: 1.253-5.662), work experience greater than or equal to 10 years versus less than 10 years (RR=2.94, 95% CI: 1.518-5.686) predicted good knowledge of AMR. A significant knowledge gap on AMR among nurses has been identified. We recommend a robust AMR awareness initiative to educate nursing staff on AMR. Further studies among other cadre of healthcare workers should be conducted to define and address the AMR knowledge gap among all Nigerian healthcare workforces.

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Community pharmacists’ knowledge of and attitudes toward antibiotic use, resistance, and self-medication in Jordan

Cited by 14 publications

References 41 publications

Risk perception about the covid-19 pandemic and its effect on self-medication practices in population of northwestern Mexico

Risk perception about the covid-19 pandemic and its effect on self-medication practices in population of northwestern Mexico

Impact of Clinical Pharmacist Interventions in Prescribing Errors in Hospitalized Diabetic Patients with Major Polypharmacy

Antimicrobial resistance: Nurse’s knowledge and perception in a tertiary level care hospital in North-Eastern Nigeria

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