AbstractThe dispensing of antibiotics without prescription is seen in many countries. This type of practice is more pronounced in developing and low income countries where legislation and regulations are weak. In these countries antibiotics are dispensed without prescription and without assessing the correct problem where as it resulting in the development of antibiotic resistance. Here, the role of pharmacist in following the basic characteristics of community pharmacy became worsen, moreover the dispensing attitude also became beyond the legislation rules. The main objective of this study is to discuss the description on dispensing of antibiotics without prescription in south Indian resource limited community pharmacy settings, and concluded that a proper education to the pharmacists is essential to dispense the antibiotics because the culture studies must be done for the identification of the route cause for a infection. Meanwhile, patients must also be educated for taking the culture reports and concern the physician for the most effective and definite therapy in order to avoid the resistance pattern of antibiotics. Anantapur district shows that due to the lack of the experience of the pharmacist, lack of concentration in the patients symptoms hearing, lack in taking the previous medical or medication history and restriction to the particular products of antibiotics like amoxicillin + clavulanic acid, azithromycin resulting in the resistance. In conclusion, our study showed a gross report of reduction in dispensing to a greater extent after educating the pharmacist through campaigns and medication history interviews.
