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Pakistani doctors prescribe up to half of medicines unnecessarily, study finds

September 13, 2026

Islamabad: Patients in Pakistan are being given more than double the number of medicines recommended by the World Health Organisation in a single prescription,...

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Pakistani doctors prescribe up to half of medicines unnecessarily, study finds

September 13, 2026

Islamabad: Patients in Pakistan are being given more than double the number of medicines recommended by the World...

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Pakistani doctors prescribe up to half of medicines unnecessarily, study finds

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Health ministry to establish ‘Healthy Pakistan Network’ of hospitals, NGOs: Officials

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