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Antibiotics

Evaluation of factors influencing antibiotic prescribing behaviour by independent nurse prescribers

To establish the factors that influence INPs' antibiotic prescribing decisions, and to compare the responses between practice settings with factors that influence medical prescribers' antibiotic...

The influence of non-medical prescribers on antimicrobial stewardship: a national evaluation of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the prescribing of antibiotics by non-medical prescribers in England in 2020 (part 2)

Prescribing data for antibiotics prescribed by NMPs in primary care and dispensed in the community was obtained from NHS Business Services Authority and the regulating bodies for the professions with...

The influence of non-medical prescribers on antimicrobial stewardship: a national evaluation of the prescribing of antibiotics by non-medical prescribers in England from 2016 to 2021 (part 1)

Retrospective data regarding NMP numbers and antibiotic prescriptions in primary care settings in England and dispensed in the community, from January 2016 to January 2021, were collated, to show...

Delayed prescribing of antibiotics for self-limiting respiratory tract infections in an urgent care out-of-hours setting

Acute respiratory tract infection (RTI) is one of the most common presentations in primary care (National Institute for Health Care Excellence (NICE), 2008). RTIs include the common cold, sore throat,...

Medicines adherence in respiratory disease

If adherence means compliance with recommended or prescribed therapy, nonadherence just means that the prescription, treatment or advice is not followed (Horne, 2005). Nonadherence can involve...

Effective pharmaceutical management of Acute Otitis Externa: guidance and prescribing considerations

Topical antibiotic therapy is a well-established and effective treatment for uncomplicated AOE. Many clinical trials have shown topical preparations to be effective, with excellent bacteriologic...

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