Open AccessLack of regulation over antibiotic prescription and dispensation: A prospective cohort in a community setting
Author(s) -
Jacques Choucair,
Élie Haddad,
Gebrael Saliba,
Nabil Chehata,
Jennifer Makhoul
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of infection prevention
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.43
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1757-1774
pISSN - 1757-1782
DOI - 10.1177/17571774211033347
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , antibiotics , specialty , antibiotic resistance , amoxicillin , dosing , demographics , emergency medicine , cohort , intensive care medicine , prospective cohort study , pediatrics , family medicine , nursing , demography , sociology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The emergence of bacterial resistance caused health authorities to attempt to implement strict regulations for rational antibiotic prescription. However, supervision is often neglected in low- and middle-income countries, leading to inappropriate administration of antibiotics. The objective of our study is to highlight the lack of monitoring in the community setting of a middle-income country.