Dispensing of antibiotics for tuberculosis patients using standardized patient approach at community pharmacies: results from a cross-sectional study in Pakistan

Dispensing of antibiotics for tuberculosis patients using standardized patient approach at community pharmacies: results from a cross-sectional study in Pakistan

BackgroundPakistan is among top countries for antibiotic consumption around the globe and patients often receive antibiotics directly from community pharmacies. Thus, our aim was to assess the drug dispensing practices of pharmacies for presumed and confirmed tuberculosis by using standardized patie...

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Main Authors: Ali Hassan Gillani, Hafsa Arshad, Hasan Mujtaba, Muhammad Farooq Umer, Sen Xu, Wenjing Ji, Kamran Bashir, Jie Chang, Caijun Yang, Yu Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
dispensing of antibiotics
tuberculosis patients
dispensing practices
simulated client approach
community pharmacies
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1241551/full

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