"Today, anyone can buy any antibiotic in pharmacies. Such drugs are available for sale and there is no control over it. That was our problem. " The statement came from Nazifa Mursalova, head of the Public Health and Sanitary-Epidemiological Surveillance Department of the Ministry of Health, at a virtual press conference dedicated to the World Antimicrobial Drug Awareness Week, Qadin.Net reports. According to him, the problem increased during COVID-19:
"Work should be intensified to ensure that this legislation works on the ground, and control over it should be increased. There should be strict control over this issue at the state level. " The head of the department noted that currently antibiotics are among the prescription drugs: "This issue is regulated by law, unfortunately, this regulation remains on paper."