User Experiences of Prescription and Over-The-Counter Drug Abuse in Aden City, Yemen

User Experiences of Prescription and Over-The-Counter Drug Abuse in Aden City, Yemen

Khat chewing is commonplace in Yemen, but little else is known about the misuse of other drugs, especially how such misuse may intersect with Khat use. The aim of this study was to investigate misuse of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs in community pharmacies in Aden city, from the user...

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Main Authors:	Ebtesam A. Abood, Jenny Scott, Mayyada Wazaify
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:	Pharmacy
Subjects:	community pharmacy drug misuse OTC drugs non-prescription prescription qualitative experience Yemen violence
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/6/3/99

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