In their Viewpoint (December, 2025),1 Marc Mendelson and colleagues discuss the need for a paradigm shift in thinking about over-the-counter (OTC) access to antibiotics in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). They convincingly argue that informal and community-based antibiotic sellers are embedded within local health-care settings in those regions. Rigid prescription-only models are frequently misaligned with access constraints in LMICs.
The Lancet Global Health published a clinical update in Infectious Disease on 01 Apr 2026.
The item focuses on Why antimicrobial prescribing needs its own life support course.
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