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Abstract

Introduction: The Non rational use and overall volume of antibiotic consumption in the community is one of the foremost causes of antimicrobial resistance. In developing countries like Iraq, pharmacists often dispense ‘prescription-only’ drugs, like antibiotics, to patients who do not have a prescription. The objectives of this study are to estimate the prevalence of irrational use of antibiotics bought from pharmacies and other medication outlets in some areas in Iraq, as well as to investigate the factors related with such usage.

Method: The cross-sectional face to face survey was conducted in AL Mustaqbal University, were 267 students at College of Pharmacy, distributed over the four stages (43 participants) stage two, (81 participants) stage three, (79 participants) stage four, and (64 participants) stage five. These stages are the most likely to be knowledgeable about antibiotics by the nature of their studies in college and their training of stage four and five in pharmacies.

Results: the present study finds seventeen antibiotics were used by respondents. The more antimicrobial agent was gotten by respondents surveyed was amoxicillin and the highest group uses amoxicillin is fifth level of respondents then third level students then fourth level students and the lowest one is second level students with only (7%).

Conclusions: In conclusion, the findings of this study reveal that the pharmacy students have awareness about rational antibiotic utilization with a significant portion of pharmacy students have taken antibiotic monthly as self-medication or guidance either by pharmacists or physicians, and vast majority of them complete the course of antibiotic as directed.

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