A national pilot community pharmacy–led urinary tract infection service: clinical and patient-reported outcomes from 9077 consultations
Community pharmacists provided an accessible and effective UTI service, aligned with national diagnostic guidelines, and with antibiotic supply rates comparable to general medical practice. A pharmacy-provided treatment pathway, including urinalysis, may enhance UTI care by offering appropriate diagnosis and treatment that is widely accessible, reducing demand on general medical practice and without compromising antimicrobial stewardship.
Authors
- Samual MacDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7199-815X)
- Meryl Davies
- Efi Mantzourani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6313-1409)
- Gavan Lintern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4489-4857)
- Rebecca L. Cannings-John (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5235-6517)
- Rhos Phyfer
- Andrew Evans
- Haroon Ahmed
Institutions
- Welsh Government (GB)
- Public Health Wales (GB)
- National Health Service Wales (GB)
- Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (AU)
- Cardiff University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- Published
- 2025-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkaf466
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00