"I can make more from selling medicine when breaking the rules" - understanding the antibiotic supply network in a rural community in Viet Nam.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:As in many other low and middle income countries (LIMCs), Vietnam has experienced a major growth in the pharmaceutical industry, with large numbers of pharmacies and drug stores, and increasing drug expenditure per capita over the past decade. Despite regulatory frameworks that have been introduced to control the dispensing and use of prescription-only drugs, including antibiotics, compliance has been reported to be strikingly low particularly in rural parts of Vietnam. This qualitative study aimed to understand antibiotic access and use practices in the community from both supplier and consumer perspectives in order to support the identification and development of future interventions. METHODS:This qualitative study was part of a project on community antibiotic access and use (

SUBMITTER: Nguyen HH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6880519 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature