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Editorial

Concerns with current Drug Laws regarding the purchasing antibiotics without a prescription in Pakistan; ways forward to assist the national action plan

Zikria Saleema Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, PakistanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3202-6347View further author information
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Tiyani Milta Sonob Department of Public Health Pharmacy and Management, School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Garankuwa, Pretoria, South Africa;c Saselamani Pharmacy, Saselamani, South AfricaView further author information
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Brian Godmanb Department of Public Health Pharmacy and Management, School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Garankuwa, Pretoria, South Africa;d Department of Pharmacoepidemiology, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences,University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1163-1165 | Received 12 May 2023, Accepted 13 Sep 2023, Published online: 19 Sep 2023

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