Howard Philip, Hawksworth Gillian, Hussain Sara, Khan Nafeesa, Bahadar Rabiya, Msindo Jill, Frank Sarah, Aldeyab Mamoon A
School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
NHSE England, North-East and Yorkshire Region, Leeds, UK.
J Pharm Policy Pract. 2024 Feb 29;17(1):2316033. doi: 10.1080/20523211.2024.2316033. eCollection 2024.
This editorial highlights the different barriers and enablers of antibiotic amnesty campaigns in community pharmacies. The main enablers of antibiotic amnesties included effective counselling and successful use of promotional resources, whilst the main barriers included lack of education in patients and staff. Enabling factors such as effective counselling and use of promotional resources should be continued with patients, whilst the main barriers can be tackled with provision of sufficient education, training, and knowledge for patients. Educating staff, by providing appropriate training to all staff members present in the pharmacy, can positively contribute to the success of antibiotic amnesty campaigns. The findings of this work can inform the development of interventions needed to improve antibiotic amnesties, resulting in more antibiotics being returned and contributing towards tackling the issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
这篇社论强调了社区药房抗生素回收活动的不同障碍和促进因素。抗生素回收活动的主要促进因素包括有效的咨询服务和成功运用宣传资源，而主要障碍包括患者和工作人员缺乏教育。诸如有效的咨询服务和宣传资源运用等促进因素应继续应用于患者，而主要障碍可通过为患者提供足够的教育、培训和知识来解决。通过为药房所有工作人员提供适当培训来教育工作人员，可对抗生素回收活动的成功产生积极贡献。这项工作的研究结果可为改进抗生素回收活动所需干预措施的制定提供参考，从而使更多抗生素被回收，并有助于解决抗菌药物耐药性（AMR）问题。
