Prescribing Pattern and Associated Factors in Community Pharmacies: A Cross-Sectional Study Using AWaRe Classification and WHO Antibiotic Prescribing Indicators in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.

Background: Antimicrobials are drugs that are more likely to trigger the development of resistance naturally. Thus, they need to be prescribed, dispensed, and administered with greater caution. To underline the significance of their proper usage, antibiotics are divided as AWaRe: Access, Watch, and Reserve.