Antibiotics dispensing without a prescription is an irrational practice and can increase the
risk of antibiotic resistance, which is a significant public health concern around the globe …

Community pharmacies are the main channel of antibiotics distribution. We aimed to
analyze the dispensing of non-prescribed antibiotics and knowledge of pharmacy staff. We …

Introduction Resistant strains of bacteria are rapidly emerging with increasing inappropriate
use of antibiotics rendering them less efficacious. Self-purchasing of antibiotics particularly …

Background The increased dispensing of non-prescribed antibiotics increases the public
health problem of antimicrobial resistance. In April 2018, the Saudi Ministry of Health …

Background Dispensing antibiotics without a prescription, although forbidden by Sri Lankan
law since 1986, is a common practice throughout the country. This study attempted to …

Dispensing antibiotics without prescription is irrational and can hasten the emergence and
spread of antibiotic resistance. This study aims at determining the extent of this practice and …

Aim The objective of this review was to assess the extent of nonprescription antibiotics
obtained at community pharmacies without a valid prescription and their association with …

Objective: This study aimed to understand the dispensing practice of antibiotics in
community pharmacy in Iraq, in addition to explore the community pharmacists' perception …

Objectives Antibiotic resistance poses an alarming threat in antimicrobial therapy worldwide.
This practice is widely spread in Syria as in other countries. This study aims to investigate …

Background Non-prescription dispensing of antibiotics is common in Nigeria and this could
contribute to the emergence of microbial resistance. Objectives To evaluate knowledge …