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Letter to the Editor

Response to: ‘letter to the editor: “A multifaceted strategy is needed to limit the over-the-counter sale of antimicrobials “’

Eric Kofi Ngyedua Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH), Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Cape Coast, GhanaView further author information
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Joseph Elikem Efui Acolatseb Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH), Pharmacy Directorate, Cape Coast, Ghana;c Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH), Research and Development Unit, Cape Coast, GhanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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George Akafityc Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH), Research and Development Unit, Cape Coast, GhanaView further author information
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Robert Incoomb Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH), Pharmacy Directorate, Cape Coast, GhanaView further author information
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Audu Raufd Pharmacy Council, Accra, GhanaView further author information
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R Andrew Seatone Infectious Unit, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK;f School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UKView further author information
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Jacqueline Sneddong British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Birmingham, England, UKView further author information
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Elaine Cameronh School of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling, UKView further author information
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Margaret Watsoni Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UKView further author information
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Marta Wanatj Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford, UKView further author information
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Brian Godmani Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK;k Centre of Medical and Bio allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates;l Department of Public Health Pharmacy and Management, School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6539-6972View further author information
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Amanj Kurdii Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK;l Department of Public Health Pharmacy and Management, School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa;m Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraq;n College of Pharmacy, Al-Kitab University, Kirkuk, IraqCorrespondence[email protected]
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Received 02 Mar 2024, Accepted 18 Mar 2024, Published online: 05 Apr 2024

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