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It is foolish to blame the GOVT, patients or doctors. It is to do with the pharmacists who dispense the antibiotics through their dispensing outlets. For a few more rupee notes they do not mind dispensing based on old prescriptions and patients' demands at the counter. Either they dispense the wrong dosage or spurious medicines (with exorbitant charges). Poor Indians get short changed by these pharmacists. Many of the pharmacists behave as doctors. Everyone knows how strong their lobby is and how much of a discount they get. In fact they can change the scenario of misusing antibiotics in India. They are the key to this change. They should be the changers not the GOVT, or Doctors.
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07 June 2016
mohan devegowda
GP
solo
613 2nd main first stage indiranagar bengaluru 560038
Need to start with pharmacists
It is foolish to blame the GOVT, patients or doctors. It is to do with the pharmacists who dispense the antibiotics through their dispensing outlets. For a few more rupee notes they do not mind dispensing based on old prescriptions and patients' demands at the counter. Either they dispense the wrong dosage or spurious medicines (with exorbitant charges). Poor Indians get short changed by these pharmacists. Many of the pharmacists behave as doctors. Everyone knows how strong their lobby is and how much of a discount they get. In fact they can change the scenario of misusing antibiotics in India. They are the key to this change. They should be the changers not the GOVT, or Doctors.
Competing interests: No competing interests