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11 / 02 / 2019

 


Knowledge of pharmacists about antimicrobial drugs, and their perceptions and practices regarding antimicrobial stewardship: a cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Eissa Alrefaei, Mohammed Yahya Mohammed Asiri, Hussain Mohsen Maashi, Qasem Ali Bahri, Hani Ahmed Sultan, Yahya Abdullah Addarbi.


Abstract
Background: Antimicrobial (AM) stewardship (AMS) is an application that promotes the correct use of AMs, improves patient outcomes, inhibits microbial resistance, and decreases infection’s diffusion caused by multidrug-resistant organisms. Misuse of AMs is one of the world’s most common health problems. Infectious microorganisms adapt to the antibiotics designed to kill them, making the drugs ineffective. AM resistance results in more extended, more expensive hospital stay, and may cause death as a result of an infection. The aim of the current study was to assess pharmacists’ knowledge, perception, and practices toward AMS in community pharmacy settings of Saudi Arabia.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study was performed among community pharmacists in Saudi Arabia in 2018, using a self-administered, pre-tested questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22.0. Descriptive statistics, percentages, and medians were used to analyze the data.
Results: Our study included 500 pharmacists, the majority were male (78%), with age range from 20 to ≥50, and the majority of them had a bachelor degree of pharmacy and 18% had master degree. Almost one-half (55%) of the pharmacists in this study had less than a year of experience, one-quarter of them had 1–4 years of experience, however, 12% of them had more than 10years of experience. Community pharmacists’ knowledge about antibiotics was good (3.7). Their perceptions of AMS were very good [4.5 (0.5)], while they had acceptable [2.5 (1)] score in practices of AMS.
Conclusion: The knowledge of our participant pharmacists about antibiotics is good. Their perceptions regarding AMS are very good, while their practices are acceptable.

Key words: Antimicrobial stewardship, community pharmacists, antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance.


 
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Alrefaei AE, Asiri MYM, Maashi HM, Bahri QA, Sultan HA, Addarbi YA. Knowledge of pharmacists about antimicrobial drugs, and their perceptions and practices regarding antimicrobial stewardship: a cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2019; 3(4): 335-339. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1545044122


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Alrefaei AE, Asiri MYM, Maashi HM, Bahri QA, Sultan HA, Addarbi YA. Knowledge of pharmacists about antimicrobial drugs, and their perceptions and practices regarding antimicrobial stewardship: a cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=21872 [Access: March 27, 2024]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1545044122


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Alrefaei AE, Asiri MYM, Maashi HM, Bahri QA, Sultan HA, Addarbi YA. Knowledge of pharmacists about antimicrobial drugs, and their perceptions and practices regarding antimicrobial stewardship: a cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2019; 3(4): 335-339. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1545044122



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Alrefaei AE, Asiri MYM, Maashi HM, Bahri QA, Sultan HA, Addarbi YA. Knowledge of pharmacists about antimicrobial drugs, and their perceptions and practices regarding antimicrobial stewardship: a cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. (2019), [cited March 27, 2024]; 3(4): 335-339. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1545044122



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Alrefaei, A. E., Asiri, . M. Y. M., Maashi, . H. M., Bahri, . Q. A., Sultan, . H. A. & Addarbi, . Y. A. (2019) Knowledge of pharmacists about antimicrobial drugs, and their perceptions and practices regarding antimicrobial stewardship: a cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia. IJMDC, 3 (4), 335-339. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1545044122



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Alrefaei, Ahmed Eissa, Mohammed Yahya Mohammed Asiri, Hussain Mohsen Maashi, Qasem Ali Bahri, Hani Ahmed Sultan, and Yahya Abdullah Addarbi. 2019. Knowledge of pharmacists about antimicrobial drugs, and their perceptions and practices regarding antimicrobial stewardship: a cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 3 (4), 335-339. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1545044122



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Alrefaei, Ahmed Eissa, Mohammed Yahya Mohammed Asiri, Hussain Mohsen Maashi, Qasem Ali Bahri, Hani Ahmed Sultan, and Yahya Abdullah Addarbi. "Knowledge of pharmacists about antimicrobial drugs, and their perceptions and practices regarding antimicrobial stewardship: a cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 3 (2019), 335-339. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1545044122



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Alrefaei, Ahmed Eissa, Mohammed Yahya Mohammed Asiri, Hussain Mohsen Maashi, Qasem Ali Bahri, Hani Ahmed Sultan, and Yahya Abdullah Addarbi. "Knowledge of pharmacists about antimicrobial drugs, and their perceptions and practices regarding antimicrobial stewardship: a cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 3.4 (2019), 335-339. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1545044122



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Alrefaei, A. E., Asiri, . M. Y. M., Maashi, . H. M., Bahri, . Q. A., Sultan, . H. A. & Addarbi, . Y. A. (2019) Knowledge of pharmacists about antimicrobial drugs, and their perceptions and practices regarding antimicrobial stewardship: a cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 3 (4), 335-339. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1545044122





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