Understanding Antibiotic Use in Minya District, Egypt: Physician and Pharmacist Prescribing and the Factors Influencing Their Practices

Understanding Antibiotic Use in Minya District, Egypt: Physician and Pharmacist Prescribing and the Factors Influencing Their Practices

Overuse of antibiotics has contributed to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria globally. In Egypt, patients can purchase antibiotics without a prescription, and we hypothesized frequent inappropriate antibiotic prescribing and dispensing. We interviewed physicians (n = 236) and pharmacists...

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Main Authors: Kathleen L. Dooling, Amr Kandeel, Lauri A. Hicks, Waleed El-Shoubary, Khaled Fawzi, Yasser Kandeel, Ahmad Etman, Anna Leena Lohiniva, Maha Talaat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-06-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
antibiotics
antibiotic resistance
acute respiratory infection
cold
bronchitis
sinusitis
pneumonia
pharmacist
Egypt
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/3/2/233

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