Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Nonprescription Antibiotic Use among Individuals Presenting to One Hospital in Saudi Arabia after the 2018 Executive Regulations of Health Practice Law: A Cross-Sectional Study

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Ali Mohsen Al-Hazmi (مؤلف), Ahmed Arafa (مؤلف), Haytham Sheerah (مؤلف), Khalid Saeed Alshehri (مؤلف), Khalid Alwalid Alekrish (مؤلف), Khalid Abdulla Aleisa (مؤلف), Abdullah Ali Jammah (مؤلف), Nawaf Abdullah Alamri (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: MDPI AG, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide public health emergency. Nonprescription antibiotic use is a chief cause of antibiotic resistance. The Saudi Government, as a consequence, imposed in 2018 executive regulations to prevent the distribution of antibiotics without a prescription. Herein, we aimed to...