Active educational intervention as a tool to improve safe and appropriate use of antibiotics

• Published in: Saudi pharmaceutical journal Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 611 - 615
• Main Authors: Shehadeh, Mayadah B., Suaifan, Ghadeer A.R.Y., Hammad, Eman A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Saudi Arabia Elsevier B.V 01.09.2016; Elsevier
• Subjects: Antibiotics resistance; Educational intervention; Knowledge of antibiotics; Original; Knowledge of antibiotics; Antibiotics resistance; Educational intervention

Misconception about antibiotics use among the public has been widely outlined to be a main reason for inappropriate use of antibiotics including failure to complete treatment, skipping of doses, re-use of leftover medicines and overuse of antibiotics. The study was devised to evaluate whether educat...