Establishing a pharmacist–prescriber partnership in publicly funded primary healthcare clinics to optimise antibiotic prescribing in the Western Cape: An exploratory study
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2020
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Abstract
Promoting evidence-based antibiotic prescribing through successful antimicrobial
stewardship (AMS) programmes is critical to preserving the effectiveness of antibiotics for
common infections in primary care. This requires a coordinated multidisciplinary effort. Such
pharmacist–prescriber partnerships have been effective in high-income countries (HICs). Yet,
evidence generated in such countries is not always applicable because of different social
determinants of health.A multidisciplinary workshop was conducted with pharmacists and clinicians
(doctors, nurses) on community-based antibiotic stewardship, the purpose of which was to
explore how and where such partnerships might work in publicly funded primary care clinics
in the greater Cape Metro region.
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Antimicrobial stewardship, Primary care, Pharmacy, Antibiotics, Western Cape
Citation
van Hecke, O., & Coetzee, R. (2020). Establishing a pharmacist–prescriber partnership in publicly funded primary healthcare clinics to optimise antibiotic prescribing in the Western Cape: An exploratory study. South African Family Practice, 62(1), a5090. https:// doi.org/10.4102/safp. v62i1.5090