Assessing the impact of law enforcement to reduce over-the-counter (OTC) sales of antibiotics in low- and middle-income countries; a systematic literature review

• Main Authors: Tom G. Jacobs (Author), Jane Robertson (Author), Hendrika A. van den Ham (Author), Kotoji Iwamoto (Author), Hanne Bak Pedersen (Author), Aukje K. Mantel-Teeuwisse (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) are moving towards enforcing prescription-only access to antibiotics. This systematic literature review aims to assess the interventions used to enforce existing legislation prohibiting over-the-counter (OTC) sales of antibiotics in LM...