Self-medication during Covid-19 pandemic: challenges and opportunities

Muna Malik^{1

2}, Muhammad Junaid Tahir^{1

2}, Razia Jabbar^{1

2}, Ali Ahmed³, Rabia Hussain⁴

Affiliations

¹ Lahore General Hospital, Ferozpur Road, Near Chungi Amar Sidhu Ismail Naga, Lahore, Punjab Pakistan.
² Ameer-ud-Din Medical College, Affiliated with University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Punjab Pakistan.
³ School of Pharmacy, Monash University, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
⁴ Department of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Gelugor, Pulau Penang Malaysia.

Muna Malik et al. Drugs Ther Perspect. 2020.

. 2020;36(12):565-567.

doi: 10.1007/s40267-020-00785-z. Epub 2020 Oct 3.

Muna Malik^{1

2}, Muhammad Junaid Tahir^{1

2}, Razia Jabbar^{1

2}, Ali Ahmed³, Rabia Hussain⁴

¹ Lahore General Hospital, Ferozpur Road, Near Chungi Amar Sidhu Ismail Naga, Lahore, Punjab Pakistan.
² Ameer-ud-Din Medical College, Affiliated with University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Punjab Pakistan.
³ School of Pharmacy, Monash University, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
⁴ Department of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Gelugor, Pulau Penang Malaysia.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interestMuna Malik, Muhammad Junaid Tahir, Razia Jabbar, Ali Ahmed, and Rabia Hussain have no relevant conflicts of interest.

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