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Jordanian community pharmacists’ experience regarding prescription and nonprescription drug abuse and misuse in Jordan – An update

Mayyada WazaifyDepartment of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, JordanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ebtesam AboodDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Aden, Yemen
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Linda TahainehDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Ar Ramtha, Irbid, Jordan
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Abla Albsoul-YounesDepartment of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Pages 463-468 | Received 12 Jun 2016, Accepted 01 Sep 2016, Published online: 02 Dec 2016

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