The antibiotic procurement saga: a long-neglected stewardship target to combat antimicrobial resistance in Pakistan
Antibiotic procurement is the mainstay of implementing an ASP in hospitals. This study elucidates significant policy, practice, and education gaps regarding antibiotic use and procurement in Pakistan. There is a critical need for comprehensive antibiotic policies, including a revision in SML, enhancing pharmacist authority in procurement decisions, more rational prescribing, and ensuring access to antibiotics through more informed and data-driven processes to combat AMR effectively.
Authors
- Mishal Bajwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9601-2692)
- Rana Muhammad Zahid Mushtaq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8277-0177)
- Mian Shahzeb Haroon
- Zikria Saleem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3202-6347)
- Nabeel Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7550-213X)
- Shairyar Afzal
- Jawaria Jabeen
Institutions
- Quaid-i-Azam University (PK)
- Bahauddin Zakariya University (PK)
- University of Sargodha (PK)
- Hamdard University (PK)
- MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine (GB)
- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (PK)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-025-01521-w
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.52