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Using mystery shoppers to determine practices pertaining to antibiotic dispensing without a prescription among community pharmacies in South Africa-a pilot survey.

R Nelly MokweleNatalie SchellackElmien BronkhorstAdrian John BrinkLouise SchweickerdtBrian B Godman
Published in: JAC-antimicrobial resistance (2022)
Dispensing antibiotics without prescriptions can be common among privately owned pharmacies in urban areas in South Africa. Corporate pharmacies, which probably have a greater income, appear to follow current legislation banning such activities. To limit selling with no prescription, community pharmacists and assistants especially in urban areas should be educated on appropriate patient care and legal requirements, with dispensing electronically monitored.
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