Restriction on antimicrobial dispensing without prescription on a national level: Impact on the overall antimicrobial utilization in the community pharmacies in Saudi Arabia.

Restriction on antimicrobial dispensing without prescription on a national level: Impact on the overall antimicrobial utilization in the community pharmacies in Saudi Arabia.

<h4>Background</h4>High rates of non-prescription dispensing of antimicrobials have led to a significant increase in the antimicrobial overuse and misuse in Saudi Arabia (SA). The objective of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial utilization following the enforcement of a new pre...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Hamdan Al-Jedai, Yasser Almogbel, Khalid Eljaaly, Nasser M Alqahtani, Hajer Yousef Almudaiheem, Nancy Awad, Dema Abdulrahman Alissa, Abdullah Assiri, Tareef Alaama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271188

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271188

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