Over-the-counter medicines in Pakistan: misuse and overuse

Lancet. 2020 Jan 11;395(10218):116. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32999-X.

Authors

Mohammad Ali¹, Bilal Haider Abbasi², Nisar Ahmad³, Hina Fazal⁴, Jafar Khan³, Syed Shujait Ali³

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat, Swat-19200, Pakistan. Electronic address: alimoh@uswat.edu.pk.
² Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
³ Centre for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat, Swat-19200, Pakistan.
⁴ Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Peshawar, Pakistan.

PMID: 31929013
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32999-X

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Drug Misuse / statistics & numerical data*
Drug Overdose / epidemiology*
Female
Health Policy
Humans
Legislation, Drug / organization & administration
Male
Nonprescription Drugs*
Pakistan / epidemiology

Substances

Nonprescription Drugs