Opportunities and Barriers to Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship by Community Pharmacists.

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Education Department, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Published: June 2024

Community Pharmacists (CPs) are easily accessible and can advocate for the appropriate use of antibiotics in children. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 47 CPs and 46 parents/caregivers. Both groups expressed challenges to intervening when antibiotics have already been prescribed and highlighted the need for more support for CPs to make informed decisions.

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