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Home drug utilization, storage practice and associated factors among people living in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia

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Abstract

Many study participants stored medications at home and bought them from pharmacies without consulting physicians. Disposing of medications into waste and practice of medication sharing were found to be high in the current study, suggesting that there is a lack of home drug utilization and storage practices by the general public.

Research topics

  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes

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DOI: 10.1097/ms9.0000000000001663

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