Sri Lanka's response to prescribed drug misuse: is it enough?

Prescription drugs dependence misuse prescribers regulations

Journal

BJPsych international
ISSN: 2056-4740
Titre abrégé: BJPsych Int
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101654173

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2023
Historique:
received: 17 05 2021
revised: 10 08 2021
accepted: 10 09 2021
entrez: 22 2 2023
pubmed: 23 2 2023
medline: 23 2 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

A wide range of medications are being misused by people the world over and Sri Lanka is no exception. Reasons for this misuse are manyfold. Regulatory bodies, prescribers, dispensers, as well as the general public, have significant roles to play in mitigating the misuse of prescribed medications and their harmful consequences.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36812038
doi: 10.1192/bji.2021.54
pii: S2056474021000544
pmc: PMC9909435
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Pagination

7-9

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s) 2021.

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Auteurs

Aruni Hapangama (A)

Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. Email ahapangama@kln.ac.lk.

K A L A Kuruppuarachchi (KALA)

Senior Professor and Cadre Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.

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