PPRCH-21 - Have antibiotics lost their prescription status? A Qualitative analysis of the supply factors in Community Pharmacies

• At: Copenhagen (Denmark) (2025)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: PPRCH-21
• By: NORTEY, Radolf (Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Private Mail Bag, University Post Office, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana)
• Co-author(s): Mr Radolf Nortey (Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Private Mail Bag, University Post Office, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana)
  Prof Irene Akwo Kretchy (School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana)
  Prof Mercy Naa Aduele Opare-Addo (Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Private Mail Bag, University Post Office, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana)
  
• Abstract:

  Background: Antibiotics are among the most widely prescribed medicines and fall within a well-defined framework for access and supply. Despite existing regulatory systems for antibiotic control, weak regulatory enforcement has led to the non-prescription access from community drug retail outlets and widespread self-medication with antibiotics...

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