Publications by authors named "Atallah S Onazi"
Background: Antibiotics sales without medical prescriptions are increasingly recognized as sources of antimicrobial misuse that can exacerbate the global burden of antibiotic resistance. We aimed to determine the percentage of pharmacies who sell antibiotics without medical prescriptions, examining the potential associated risks of such practice in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by simulation of different clinical scenarios.
Methods: A cross sectional study of a quasi-random sample of pharmacies stratified by the five regions of Riyadh.