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Progress on the national action plan of Pakistan on antimicrobial resistance (AMR): a narrative review and the implications

Zikria Saleema Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Brian Godmanb Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK;c School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa;d School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, George TownMalaysiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6539-6972View further author information
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Faiza Azhare Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, PakistanView further author information
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Aubrey C. Kalungiaf Department of Pharmacy, University of Zambia, Lusaka, ZambiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2554-1236View further author information
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Joseph Fadareg Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, NigeriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5641-1402View further author information
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Sylvia Opangah Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaView further author information
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Vanda Markovic-Pekovici Department of Social Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and HerzegovinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8963-5720View further author information
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Iris Hoxhaj Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine Tirana, AlbaniaView further author information
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Amna Saeeda Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, PakistanView further author information
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Manal Al-Gethamyk Alnoor Specialist Hospital Makkah, Department of Infection Prevention & Control Program, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Abdul Haseebl Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Muhammad Salmana Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, PakistanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4366-1461View further author information
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Ayaz Ali Khana Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, PakistanView further author information
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Muhammad Umer Nadeeme Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, PakistanView further author information
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Inaam Ur Rehmane Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, PakistanView further author information
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Muhammad Usman Qamarm Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, PakistanView further author information
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Afreenish Amirn Department of Microbiology, National Institute of Health Islamabad, PakistanView further author information
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Aamer Ikramn Department of Microbiology, National Institute of Health Islamabad, PakistanView further author information
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Pages 71-93 | Received 13 Jan 2021, Accepted 19 May 2021, Published online: 26 Jul 2021

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