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Enhancing the role of pharmacy students in appropriate use of antibiotics and preventing its resistance – a systematic review
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YOKESH M, DR.SHANMUGASUNDARAM P
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Antibiotics are agents which are used to kill or inhibit growth of various bacterial infections. There is an
increase in the availability of antibiotics over the counter which has been used inappropriately. Inappropriate
usage of antibiotics ultimately results in the bacterial resistance leads to the therapeutic failure. They have
broad spectrum of activity against the bacteria as well as the narrow spectrum where it acts against a specific
group of bacteria. Both developed and non-developed countries are affected by the irrational use of antibiotics.
Antibiotic resistance is accelerated by the misuse and overuse of antibiotics, as well as poor infection
prevention and control. Pharmacists plays an ultimate role in preventing the self-medication, since selfmedication can lead to adverse effects. Hence it is the role of the pharmacy students who would be the future
pharmacists should not indulge themselves in inappropriate usage and dispensing of antibiotics. Many studies
have been reported across the world which has shown that irrational self-medication of antibiotics were
consumed in self-limiting diseases such as upper respiratory infection and allergic rhinitis. Pharmacy students
also reports the irrational use of antibiotics in acute gastroenteritis and diarrhea. Prescribing and dispensing
antibiotics according to the guidelines by the healthcare professionals helps in promoting the rational use of
antibiotics. This study helps to understand the Pharmacy students’ knowledge, attitude and perception towards
the antibiotic use and its resistance and their role in the appropriate use of the antibiotics and preventing its
resistance. This study has also focused on the importance of the antimicrobial stewardship program and its
benefits to the pharmacy students.
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Antibiotics, Antimicrobial stewardship, Self-medication, antibiotic resistance, COVID 19.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.03.078
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