ANTIBIOTIC DISPENSING WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION IN JORDANIAN COMMUNITY PHARMACIES: A PHARMACIST’S PERSPECTIVE | ||
| Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences Assiut University | ||
| Article 4, Volume 37, Issue 1, June 2014, Pages 51-63 PDF (280.48 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/bfsa.2014.62622 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Amjad Abuirmeileh1; Sondos Samara1; Alaa Alkhodari1; Anas Bahnassi2; Ahmad Talhouni1; Alaa M. Hayallah* 3 | ||
| 1Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al Isra University, 11622 Amman, Jordan | ||
| 2Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy – Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia | ||
| 3Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, 71526, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The sale of antibiotics without medical prescriptions has been recognized as a major source of drug misuse and medication risk in Jordan. This practice constitutes one of the major causes of the on going problem of antibiotic resistance. This study provides a pharmacist perspective on the problem through presenting the most common antibiotics dispensed, the related indications, and pharmacists proposed solutions to this problem in the city of Amman, Jordan. This was achieved by means of a structured questionnaire prepared by the investigators and completed by the pharmacists themselves. It was suggested that the problem at hand can be overcome through the enforcement of laws to control such practice. Also, increasing awareness among patients and pharmacists, and empowering pharmacists to play more active role in patients care are important steps that will contribute in minimizing this practice. | ||
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