The net effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the response to it
on the emergence of antimicrobial resistance is yet unknown. Positive impacts on the spread …

Community pharmacists recognize the need to implement antimicrobial stewardship
activities in community pharmacies. They are in a unique position to provide triage for …

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate pharmacists' and physicians' attitudes and
knowledge about antimicrobial treatment and resistance and based on the results to identify …

Background: Antibiotic resistance is a rising global threat with only two options for mitigation:
1) invent new antibiotics and/or 2) use current antibiotics more wisely. In Australia, the …

High prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection, the complexity for its treatment, poor
correlation of registered drug packs or poor patient adherence to the treatment may …

Objectives This tutorial describes and illustrates statistical methods to detect time trends
possibly including abrupt changes (referred to as change-points) in the consumption of …

Background With inappropriate use of antimicrobials becoming a great public health
concern globally, the issue of applying clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to regulate the …

In most countries, antibiotics for oral administration are put on the market in fixed packages.
When there is no exact unit dispensing of antimicrobials, drug pack size may influence …

Abstract Background In Switzerland, oral antibiotics are dispensed in packs rather than by
exact pill-count. We investigated whether available packs support compliance with …

The aim of this study was to analyze if registered drug packs of antibiotics are in accordance
with national guidelines for prostatitis treatment regard to the amount of drug units.; Methods …