antimicrobial dispensing

Objective. To evaluate the existing patterns of antimicrobials dispensing in community pharmacies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods. In a cross-sectional study conducted from October 2020 to January 2021 it was obtained the data on the major antimicrobials dispensing in community pharmacies in Moscow and four regions of Russian Federation: date of release, customer’s age and gender, drug name and formulation, the reason for the release (symptoms, preliminary or confirmed diagnosis), prescription-based supply or not/emergency releasing.