A scoping review of prescribing practices in Pakistan reveals persistent deviations from WHO INRUD optimal standards across all five core drug use indicators

Parniya Akbar Ali, Babar Tasneem Shaikh, Muhammad Ahmed Abdullah, Shahzad Ali Khan

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DOI: 10.1186/s12982-026-02856-4
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12982-026-02856-4,
  title = {A scoping review of prescribing practices in Pakistan reveals persistent deviations from WHO INRUD optimal standards across all five core drug use indicators},
  author = {Parniya Akbar Ali and Babar Tasneem Shaikh and Muhammad Ahmed Abdullah and Shahzad Ali Khan},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Discover Public Health},
  doi = {10.1186/s12982-026-02856-4},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-026-02856-4}
}

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AU  - Muhammad Ahmed Abdullah
AU  - Shahzad Ali Khan
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JO  - Discover Public Health
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Ali, P. A., Shaikh, B. T., Abdullah, M. A., & Khan, S. A. (2026). A scoping review of prescribing practices in Pakistan reveals persistent deviations from WHO INRUD optimal standards across all five core drug use indicators. Discover Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-026-02856-4

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