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Pharmacists’ practices for non-prescribed antibiotic dispensing in Mozambique

Author(s) -

Neusa Torres,

Ver P. Solomon,

Lyn Middleton

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

pharmacy practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608

H-Index - 24

eISSN - 1886-3655

pISSN - 1885-642X

DOI - 10.18549/pharmpract.2020.3.1965

Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , snowball sampling , checklist , pharmacy , family medicine , antibiotics , thematic analysis , pharmacist , qualitative research , nursing , psychology , social science , pathology , sociology , microbiology and biotechnology , cognitive psychology , biology

The practices of non-prescribed antibiotic dispensing characterize the 'daily life' of the pharmacists. On the one hand, the patient's demand for antibiotics without valid prescriptions, and pharmacist's wish to assist based on their role in the pharmacy, the pressure for profits and on the understanding of the larger forces driving the practices of self-medication with antibiotics - rock. On the other hand, pharmacists are aware of the legal status of antibiotics and the public health consequences of their inappropriate dispensing practices and their professional and ethical responsibility for upholding the law - hard place. Highlighting the role of pharmacists and their skills as health promotion professionals is needed to optimizing antibiotic dispensing and better conservancy in Mozambique.

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