Antibiotics Dispensing for URTIs by Community Pharmacists (CPs) and General Medical Practitioners in Penang, Malaysia: A Comparative Study using Simulated Patients (SPs)

Background: In Malaysia, doctors in private clinics (often called dispensing doctors) are permitted to dispense medicines. This potentially may compromise rational dispensing of medicines in general and antibiotics in particular. Aim: This study explored, assessed and compared dispensing of ant...

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Main Authors: Alamin Hassan M. A. Alabid, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed Azmi Hassali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/3923/34-6199_E(C)_F(T)_PF1(PP)_PFA(P)_PFA2(H)_PFA2(P)_PF2(RKH)_(NJH).pdf