Community pharmacists' knowledge of substandard and falsified medicines in clinical practice: a cross-sectional survey in Saudi Arabia.
Aim: The main objective of this study was to explore community pharmacists' knowledge of substandard and falsified medicines (SFs). Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with community pharmacists in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia using a pre-validated electronic survey. Key finding...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Pharmacy Practice Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 176 - 183 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Apr2023
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