To sell or not to sell; the differences between regulatory and community demands regarding access to antibiotics in rural Ghana

• Main Authors: Samuel Afari-Asiedu (Author), John Kinsman (Author), Ellen Boamah-Kaali (Author), Martha Ali Abdulai (Author), Margaret Gyapong (Author), Osman Sankoh (Author), Marlies Hulscher (Author), Kwaku Poku Asante (Author), Heiman Wertheim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background In Ghana, there is extensive over-the-counter dispensing of antibiotics, resulting in high levels of inappropriate use, and an increase in antibiotic resistance. Regulations prevent Licenced Chemical Sellers (LCS, Over-the-Counter Medicine Sellers) from selling antibiotics other than Cotr...