Rana Kamran Mahmood
Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab EmiratesPublications
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Review Article
Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing in Different Departments of Gulf Region and Management Through Pharmacist-Led Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s): Rana Kamran Mahmood22647, Syed Wasif Gillani22648*, Maryam Jaber Mohamed Abdulla Alzaabi22649 and Shabaz Mohiuddin Gulam22650
Purpose: The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in Gulf region and determine the effect of pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship programs to reduction in the inappropriateness. Methods: Articles were searched, analyzed in quality assessed through JSM quality assessment tool to select the articles with low level of bias. In step 1 515 and in step 2 2357 articles searched and 32 articles included by critical analysis. Statistical analysis used to Risk ratio and standard mean differences were calculated using Review manager 5.4. 95% confidence intervals were calculated, using the fixed effect model. The I2 statistic assessed heterogeneity. In case of statistical heterogeneity, subgroup and sensitivity analyses then a random effect model was performed. The alpha threshold was 0.05. Primary outcom.. Read More»