TY - JOUR AU - Gebretekle, Gebremedhin Beedemariam AU - Serbessa, Mirgissa Kaba PY - 2016 DA - 2016/01/29 TI - Exploration of over the counter sales of antibiotics in community pharmacies of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: pharmacy professionals’ perspective JO - Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control SP - 2 VL - 5 IS - 1 AB - Over the counter sale of antibiotics is a global problem and it is increasingly recognized as a source of antibiotic misuse and is believed to increase treatment costs, adverse effects of treatment and emergence of resistance. The increasing trend of over the counter sale of antibiotics in Ethiopia calls for exploration of why such dispensing is practiced. This study aims to explore reasons for over the counter sale of antibiotics in the community pharmacies of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. SN - 2047-2994 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-016-0101-z DO - 10.1186/s13756-016-0101-z ID - Gebretekle2016 ER -