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The sale of antibiotics without prescription in pharmacies in Damascus, Syria

Author(s) -

Zaid AlFaham,

Ghaith Habboub,

Farah Takriti

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.1248

Subject(s) - medical prescription , pharmacy , antibiotics , medicine , family medicine , population , environmental health , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Overuse of antibiotics has contributed to the development of organism resistance. The acquisition of antibiotics without prescription by the general population seems to be common practice in pharmacies of Damascus, Syria. This study aimed to determine the proportion of pharmacies dispensing antibiotics without medical prescription and without seeing the patient.

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