Community Pharmacy Staff Referral of Patients with Diarrhea to Medical Consultation: A Simulated Patient Study
The failure to identify the need to refer SPs with symptoms suggestive of a serious illness may result in treatment delays and compromised patient safety. The dispensing of unnecessary antibiotics can increase antimicrobial resistance. Further actions are required to optimize patient management in community pharmacy settings.
Authors
- Alaa Tarazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8483-483X)
- Eman A. Hammad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2059-6473)
- Sinaa Al-Aqeel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0571-7230)
- Sabrina Rasheed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7444-200X)
- Noor Altaher
- Majed Shafaamri
- Abdalrahman Majdlaweyh
- Noorhan Albayati
- Jamal Samhan
Institutions
- University of Jordan (JO)
- King Saud University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riaf023
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Jordan