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Self‐medication and non‐adherence with antibiotics: the current situation in Pakistan
Author(s) -
Ali Iftikhar,
Ahmad Jawad,
Khan Aziz U.,
Khan Tahir M.,
Khan Jehanzeb,
UlHaq Zia
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy practice and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2055-2335
pISSN - 1445-937X
DOI - 10.1002/jppr.1153
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , pharmacy , compliance (psychology) , alternative medicine , self medication , family medicine , traditional medicine , nursing , psychology , social psychology , pathology
Healthcare reforms in Pakistan have increased the direct accessibility of medicines to the public through sales in pharmacy outlets. Many medicines are being dispensed without any prescription. This style of medicine distribution practice has been linked with irrational use of medicines and non‐compliance with medicines regulations. This discussion highlights the issues of self‐medication and non‐adherence to regulations with antibiotics that arise as a result of unregulated supply of these important medicines, and provides recommendations for ways in which these problems might be approached.