Citation4 However, in some countries (eg, Latin America) the law is often not executed, and patients can obtain such medicines without prescriptions. Because of this, in most of the countries legislation forbids patients from buying antimicrobials over the counter Citation3 as it seen “as fuelling the evolution of resistant microbes”. Citation2 Globally, the non-prescription consumption of antimicrobials has been growing and is recognized as a key risk factor for antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Citation1 Self-medication of antibiotics (SMA) has been recognized as inappropriate and irrational use of antibiotics and overall self-medication is considered as irrational. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines self-medication as “the use of drugs to treat self-diagnosed disorders or symptoms, or the intermittent or continued use of a prescribed drug for chronic or recurrent disease or symptoms”.
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