Impact of community pharmacists’ knowledge on self-reported antibiotic dispensing practice

• At: Glasgow (Scotland) (2018)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-CPS-175
• By: ZAWAHIR, Mohamed Shukry (The University of Sydney, Faculty of Pharmacy)
• Co-author(s): Mohamed Shukry Zawahir: Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  Sarath Lekamwasam: Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna Sri Lanka, Galle, Sri Lanka
  Parisa Aslani: Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  
• Abstract:

  Background

  Pharmacists in Sri Lanka continue to illegally dispense antibiotics without a prescription.

  Methods

  A random sample of 342 pharmacies in Sri Lanka were surveyed using a self-administered questionnaire on their antibiotic knowledge and dispensing practice.

  Results

  A total of 265 (210 pharmacists, 55 other staff) responded. Mean antibiotic
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