RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE LEVEL ON DRUG USE REGARDING PURCHASING AND DRUG COMPLIANCE IN TAKING ANTIBIOTIC MEDICATIONS WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION AT AZ-ZAHRA PHARMACY

Antibiotics are drugs used to treat infections caused by bacteria. The uncontrolled use of antibiotics is supported by the ease of obtaining antibiotics freely without using a doctor's prescription. Improper and uncontrolled use will have an impact on increasing the risk of resistance. This research was conducted at the Az-zahra Pharmacy in the Pasar Pedati area in February – April 2023. This research used quantitative research. The statistical test in this study uses bivariate correlation to state the existence of a relationship and the level of closeness, then a linear regression test is carried out to determine the existence of an influence. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of patient knowledge about antibiotics on purchasing medicines and the influence of patient knowledge on adherence to taking antibiotic medication at the Az-zahra Pharmacy. The results of this study show that the characteristics of the respondents are that the majority are aged 26-45 years, 61 people (57.54%), with the highest education being senior high school, 43 people (40.56%), the respondents' occupation as housewives, 21 people (19 .81%), gender is dominated by women as many as 67 people (63.20%), and the majority of antibiotics purchased by the public are amoxicillin as much as 28.30%. Respondents' knowledge about antibiotics has a positive effect on purchasing antibiotics at pharmacies by 5.7% with a significance value of <0.05. Respondents' knowledge about antibiotics has a positive effect on respondents' compliance in taking medication by 33.8% with a significance value of <0.05