Initiatives to reduce nonprescription sales and dispensing of antibiotics: Findings and implications

• Main Authors: Vanda Markovic-Pekovic (Author), Nataša Grubiša (Author), Johanita Burger (Author), Ljubica Bojanić (Author), Brian Godman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Irrational use of antimicrobials is a major driver of antimicrobial resistance, exacerbated by dispensing antibiotics without a prescription. Our previous study suggested this was a problem in the Republic of Srpska despite legislation. Since then, a number of activities have been initiat...