Impact of pharmacist-prescriber partnerships to track antibiotic prescribing in publicly funded primary care in the Cape Town metropole, South Africa: An implementation study
Although prescribing concordance with guidelines was good, a significant proportion of patients were prescribed an antibiotic for 'acute cough'. Our findings have filled a fundamental gap in the evidence base that will inform antibiotic stewardship innovations, guideline development and future interventions.
Authors
- Klaus B. Von Pressentin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5965-9721)
- Yahya-Imam Abdul-Kabir Adegoke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2553-540X)
- Marc Mendelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6668-3893)
- Oliver van Hecke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6229-5057)
- Mosedi Namane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3579-7139)
- Matt Allwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4845-1199)
- Christopher Butler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0102-3453)
- Renier Coetzee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8779-3458)
Institutions
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Groote Schuur Hospital (ZA)
- Ghent University (BE)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- University of the Western Cape (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- South African Medical Journal
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7196/samj.2024.v114i12.1914
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.02
Funders
- International Society for Infectious Diseases
- Pfizer