Antibiotic repeat prescriptions: are patients not re-filling them properly?

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice

Jeffery Hughes¹  Kreshnik Hoti¹  Iman Zayegh¹  Theresa L Charrois¹ 

[1] School of Pharmacy, Curtin University, Kent St, Bentley, WA 6102 Australia

关键词: Antibiotics;    Pharmacists;    Repeat prescriptions;    Australia;    Respiratory tract infections;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40545-014-0017-z

学科分类：药理学

来源: BioMed Central

【 摘 要 】

Objective

This study aimed to explore patients’ utilization of repeat prescriptions for antibiotics indicated in upper respiratory tract infections (URTI). An emphasis was placed on whether the current system of repeat prescriptions contributes to patients self-diagnosing infections and if so, identify the common reasons for this.

【 授权许可】

Unknown