Antibiotic consumption at community pharmacies: A multicenter repeated prevalence surveillance using WHO methodology.
Zikria SaleemErwin Martinez FallerBrian GodmanMuhammad Sajeel Ahmed MalikAqsa IftikharSonia IqbalAroosa AkbarMahnoor HashimAneeqa AminSidra JaveedAfreenish AmirAlia ZafarFarah SabihFurqan Khurshid HashmiMohamed Azmi HassaliPublished in: Medicine access @ point of care (2021)
The study indicated high antibiotic usage among community pharmacies in Lahore, Pakistan particularly broad-spectrum antibiotics, which were mostly dispensed inappropriately. The National action plan of Pakistan on AMR should be implemented by policymakers including restrictions on the dispensing of antimicrobials.