Resources for the community pharmacy setting: Community pharmacy counselling checklist

We have grouped all of the TARGET resources that are to be used in the community pharmacy setting in one place to make it easier for you to find them all.

Version 1.0, August 2022.

Community pharmacy counselling checklist

This Antibiotic Prescription Screening and Counselling sheet is a supporting tool to help inform the information provided to patients, including how to take antibiotics and their common side effects. This sheet summarises information from the British National Formulary (BNF) and Electronic Medicines Compendium (EMC) and can support pharmacy teams and other healthcare professionals when screening an antibiotic prescription. Please refer to the accompanying user guide for this resource on how to use it.

A screenshot of the Antibiotic Prescription Screening and Counselling Sheet setting out guidance in black text.

For more information on How Community Pharmacies Can Keep Antibiotics Working, visit Health Education England’s AMR Hub and complete the e-module on Antimicrobial Stewardship for Community Pharmacy.

For any queries in the content of the leaflet please contact us: TARGETantibiotics@ukhsa.gov.uk