Publication: Evaluation of awareness and knowledge of antibiotic use of patients applying to a community pharmacy
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2022-06-01
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Background and Objective: Infectious diseases constitute a large
share of the diseases in the world. The use of irrational antimicrobial
treatments causes failure in the treatment and toxic side effects in the
patient.The aim of our study is to evaluate the knowledge level and
attitudes of the patients who applied to the community pharmacy with
an antibiotic prescription regarding the use of antibiotics.
Setting and Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in
one community pharmacy in Istanbul (Turkey) between November
2021- February 2022. Each patient’s profile was recorded and a selfstructured questionnaire consisted 14 questions was administered to
the patients who applied to the pharmacy with an antibiotic prescription. The questionnaire, which was prepared by the researchers
on the basis of the relevant literature studies (1,2) and the answer
options were determined as ‘‘true, false, I do not know’’. The questionnaire results were scored according to the relevant articles. All
data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) version 13.
Main outcome measures: To evaluate the knowledge level and
attitudes of the patients regarding the use of antibiotics.
Results: Of the 39 patients 66.7% were female, and the mean age was
35.2 ± 1.6. Sixty-one percent of the patients were not working in any
job. The majority of the patients (79.5%) applied to the pharmacy
with the diagnosis of upper respiratory tract disease. The mean
awareness score of the patients regarding the use of antibiotics was
determined as 7.8 ± 0.4, and it was found to be higher in those who
were actively employed than in those who did not (8.8 ± 0.5 vs.
7.1 ± 0.4; p = 0.022). It was determined that 77% of the patients had
a moderate level of knowledge about antibiotics.
Conclusion: According to the results of the study, awareness, and
knowledge regarding the use of antibiotics were insufficient. Community pharmacists as specialist health professionals have a vital role
in the rational use of antibiotics via patient education and monitoring.
References: 1. Ling Oh A, Hassali MA, Al-Haddad MS, Syed
Sulaiman SA, Shafie AA, Awaisu A. Public knowledge and attitudes
towards antibiotic usage: a cross-sectional study among the general
public in the state of Penang, Malaysia. J Infect Dev Ctries.
2011;5(5):338–347. Published 2011 May 28. doi:10. 3855/jidc.1502
2. Zaidi SF, Baroom MW, Ibrahim Hanbashi A, et al. Cross-Sectional
Survey among General Population Regarding Knowledge and Attitude toward Antibiotic Usage in Western Saudi Arabia. Pharmacy
(Basel). 2021;9(2):98. Published 2021 May 1. doi:10.
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Disclosure of Interest: None Declared.
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Temel Eczacılık Bilimleri, Sağlık Bilimleri, Eczacılık, Yaşam Bilimleri, Temel Bilimler, Basic Pharmaceutics Sciences, Health Sciences, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Life Sciences, Natural Sciences, FARMAKOLOJİ VE ECZACILIK, Farmakoloji ve Toksikoloji, Yaşam Bilimleri (LIFE), PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY, PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY, Life Sciences (LIFE), Farmakoloji, Genel Farmakoloji, Toksikoloji ve Eczacılık, Farmakoloji, Toksikoloji ve Eczacılık (çeşitli), Farmakoloji (tıbbi), İlaç Rehberleri, Pharmacology, General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous), Pharmacology (medical), Pharmacy, Drug Guides
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Tezcan S., Bilgin S., Sari H., Apikoglu-Rabus S., "Evaluation of awareness and knowledge of antibiotic use of patients applying to a community pharmacy", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACY, cilt.44, sa.3, ss.829, 2022