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Evaluation of antibiotics returned for safe disposal during and after a community pharmacy antibiotic amnesty campaign.
JAC Antimicrob Resist
October 2024
Medical Directorate, NHS England (Midlands), Birmingham, UK.
Background: Community pharmacies in England offer convenient and safe disposal of unwanted medicines, including antimicrobials, and better uptake of this service could limit environmental antimicrobial resistance. However, there is limited information on the extent and nature of antibiotic returns to community pharmacies. The impact of an antibiotic amnesty campaign promoting antibiotic disposal through community pharmacies was evaluated with the intention of collecting detailed information on the antibiotics returned.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExploring barriers and enablers of antibiotic amnesty campaigns.
J Pharm Policy Pract
February 2024
Department of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK.
This editorial highlights the different barriers and enablers of antibiotic amnesty campaigns in community pharmacies. The main enablers of antibiotic amnesties included effective counselling and successful use of promotional resources, whilst the main barriers included lack of education in patients and staff. Enabling factors such as effective counselling and use of promotional resources should be continued with patients, whilst the main barriers can be tackled with provision of sufficient education, training, and knowledge for patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImpact of a community pharmacy led antibiotic amnesty in the Midlands region of England.
Int J Pharm Pract
December 2023
NHS England, Birmingham, UK.
Objectives: Antimicrobial resistance is a recognised threat to human health and may be driven by the unsafe disposal of antibiotics via domestic waste streams, contaminating the environment. A community pharmacy based antibiotic amnesty could address this.
Methods: We evaluated the impact of an antibiotic amnesty promoting the return of unused antibiotics to community pharmacies in the Midlands region of England during World Antibiotic Awareness Week in November 2021.
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