5 CONCLUSION
The availability of these drugs in Yemeni pharmacies is alarming. The
high authority for medicines must put restrictions on their use or
provide suitable alternatives for them in the local markets to ensure
patient safety.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare they have no conflicts of interest.
ETHICAL APPROVAL
The study protocol was endorsed by the Ethics Research Committee of the
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Aden. Due to the
nature of the study (i.e. to observe the actual practice), the
participants were informed about the study after the study has
completed. Written informed consent was obtained after the objectives,
importance and benefits of the research were mentioned. They were
assured that all of the data gathered would be handled with full
confidentiality, and it would only be used for research purposes.
FUNDING
This research was not funded.
ORCID
Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9757-3574