A nationwide survey of antimicrobial dispensation practices in pharmacies and bodegas in the Dominican Republic
In many developing countries, antimicrobials are available without prescriptions in pharmacies and stores. We performed a survey to describe antimicrobial availability, training, and use recommendations for common symptoms in the Dominican Republic. Pharmacy recommendations varied, whereas aminopeni...
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| author | Alfredo J. Mena Lora Rita Rojas-Fermin Bismarck Bisono Marcos Almonte Susan C. Bleasdale |
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| description | In many developing countries, antimicrobials are available without prescriptions in pharmacies and stores. We performed a survey to describe antimicrobial availability, training, and use recommendations for common symptoms in the Dominican Republic. Pharmacy recommendations varied, whereas aminopenicillins are routinely recommended at bodegas. Frontline staff are gatekeepers and potential targets for stewardship education. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d9c774e469d4a8f84a6a0d8144cebcf2023-03-09T12:28:17ZengCambridge University PressAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology2732-494X2022-01-01210.1017/ash.2022.314A nationwide survey of antimicrobial dispensation practices in pharmacies and bodegas in the Dominican RepublicAlfredo J. Mena Lora0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8337-757XRita Rojas-Fermin1Bismarck Bisono2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4329-4515Marcos Almonte3Susan C. Bleasdale4University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesHospital General Plaza de la Salud, Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United StatesBaptist Medical Center, Trenton, New Jersey, United StatesUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesIn many developing countries, antimicrobials are available without prescriptions in pharmacies and stores. We performed a survey to describe antimicrobial availability, training, and use recommendations for common symptoms in the Dominican Republic. Pharmacy recommendations varied, whereas aminopenicillins are routinely recommended at bodegas. Frontline staff are gatekeepers and potential targets for stewardship education.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X2200314X/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | Alfredo J. Mena Lora Rita Rojas-Fermin Bismarck Bisono Marcos Almonte Susan C. Bleasdale A nationwide survey of antimicrobial dispensation practices in pharmacies and bodegas in the Dominican Republic Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology |
| title | A nationwide survey of antimicrobial dispensation practices in pharmacies and bodegas in the Dominican Republic |
| title_full | A nationwide survey of antimicrobial dispensation practices in pharmacies and bodegas in the Dominican Republic |
| title_fullStr | A nationwide survey of antimicrobial dispensation practices in pharmacies and bodegas in the Dominican Republic |
| title_full_unstemmed | A nationwide survey of antimicrobial dispensation practices in pharmacies and bodegas in the Dominican Republic |
| title_short | A nationwide survey of antimicrobial dispensation practices in pharmacies and bodegas in the Dominican Republic |
| title_sort | nationwide survey of antimicrobial dispensation practices in pharmacies and bodegas in the dominican republic |
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