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- Tuesday, February 17, 2004
- A pilot study to investigate over the counter (OTC) drug abuse and misuse in Palestine.
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Waleed M. Sweileh, Reem T. Arafat, Lila Al-Khyat, Dana M. Al-Masri & Nidal A. Jaradat
A pilot study to investigate
over-the-counter drug abuse and
misuse in Palestine
Waleed M. Sweileh,
Reem T. Arafat,
Lila S. Al-Khyat,
Dana M. Al-Masri,
Nidal A. Jaradat,
he majority of nonprescription drugs, which are
sold over-the-counter (OTC) in community
pharmacies are assumed to be used appropriately by
patients. However, a small minority of patients can
misuse or abuse these products. For example,
studies in many countries have shown that a
significant number of OTC customers misuse/abuse
these drugs.
1,2 The term abuse is used here to
describe the use of drugs for non-medical purposes,
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