Homes with children often boast of shelves adorned with bottles or inconspicuous envelopes of cold and flu medications, painkillers, fever-reducing drugs, and antibiotics.
The committee asked Kemsa not to supply drugs to any county that will not have come up with a clear a plan of clearing the debts.
PSK has distanced itself from pharmacists that have allegedly been selling prescription drugs to minors.
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio said earlier this month that drug abuse in the country was a "national emergency".
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate has partnered with government agencies to fight the use of animal drugs on human beings.
Antimicrobial resistance is among the top 10 global public health concerns threatening humanity, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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