Informal sale of antibiotics in Guatemalan convenience stores before and after implementation of federal antibiotic dispensing legislation

CONCLUSIONS: Antibiotics remain widely available in convenience stores consistent with no significant change in the informal sector after implementation of prescription requirements for pharmacies. Importantly, effects from regulatory change could have been masked by potential changes in antibiotic use during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic.PMID:38273410 | PMC:PMC10809560 | DOI:10.1186/s40360-023-00720-8

Source: BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology - January 25, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: N Rojop P Moreno L Grajeda J Romero L Reynoso E Mu ñoz G H Palmer C Cord ón-Rosales D R Call B M Ramay Source Type: research