Antibiotic Misuse During COVID-19 Pandemic

Assessment of Community Pharmacies Related Antibiotic Misuse and Application of Infection Control Measures During COVID-19 Pandemic

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04553055

Enrollment

413

Registered

2020-09-17

Start date

2020-07-20

Completion date

2020-09-15

Last updated

2020-12-10

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Conditions

Covid19

Keywords

coronavirus, observational survey, antibiotics, Egypt

Brief summary

Evaluating the important role of the community pharmacists in pandemics like covid-19 and to find whether there was a misuse of antibiotics during the pandemic or not and to define the reasons behind this misuse if any present.

Detailed description

Community pharmacy in Egypt is considered as the frontline health care system that is easily and freely accessible by the patients, in this pandemic and due to the current circumstances from closing most general hospitals in front of the public, and with the government applying curfew long hours, community pharmacists were the only healthcare providers available for most patients. Their role will not be restricted to delivering medication but expands to monitoring patient conditions especially those with chronic diseases and patient counseling and education clarifying any misunderstanding concerning covid1-19 medication. The present study includes a questionnaire (with detailed questions including how/when/which/for how long antibiotics are prescribed) that is addressed for community pharmacists who dealt with covid-19 patients during the pandemic.

Interventions

OTHERonline questionnaires

questionnaire (with detailed questions including how/when/which/for how long antibiotics are prescribed)

Study design

Observational model

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* All community pharmacists worked during the pandemic and dealt with covid-19 patients inside their pharmacies are welcomed to participate

Exclusion criteria

* Clinical and hospital pharmacists- other medical staff- pharmacist assistant

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
antibiotic misuse	15-20 days	using a questionnaire and direct interviews to evaluate the important role of community pharmacist in pandemics like covid-19 and to assess antibiotic misuse during the pandemic or not and to define the reasons behind this misuse if any present

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026