--- title: "Study finds Pakistani doctors prescribe more than twice WHO-recommended medicines" description: "Most outlets led with the finding that doctors in Pakistan are prescribing more than twice the number of medicines recommended by the World Health Organization. Geo News provided additional context, noting that generic prescribing stands at 25% and that antibiotics appear in 45% of prescriptions. Minute Mirror focused on the core statistic without elaborating on specific drug types or prescribing practices." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/8373-pakistanis-prescribed-twice-the-recommended-medici site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Study finds Pakistani doctors prescribe more than twice WHO-recommended medicines health · updated 14 Sep 2026, 11:56 PM PKT · 14 Sep 2026 · 6 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the finding that doctors in Pakistan are prescribing more than twice the number of medicines recommended by the World Health Organization. Geo News provided additional context, noting that generic prescribing stands at 25% and that antibiotics appear in 45% of prescriptions. Minute Mirror focused on the core statistic without elaborating on specific drug types or prescribing practices. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Minute Mirror** — [Pakistan faces overprescribing concerns](https://minutemirror.com.pk/pakistan-faces-overprescribing-concerns-630170/) · 14 Sep 2026, 11:56 PM PKT > A new study has raised concerns about the number of medicines being prescribed to patients in Pakistan. Researchers found that patients are - **ProPakistani** — [Pakistanis Are Being Prescribed Over Twice the Recommended Medicines](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/14/pakistanis-are-being-prescribed-over-twice-the-recommended-medicines/) · 14 Sep 2026, 1:55 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Patients in Pakistan are being prescribed more than twice the number of medicines recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO),… Read More - **BOL News** — [Pakistani doctors prescribe more than double WHO-recommended drug levels, study finds](https://bolnews.com/health/pakistani-doctors-prescribe-more-than-double-who-recommended-drug-levels-study-finds) · 14 Sep 2026, 1:33 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > New study reveals Pakistani doctors overprescribe drugs, doubling WHO levels. Antibiotics & injections overused; generic drug use lags. - **Geo News** — [Doctors in Pakistan prescribe more than twice WHO-recommended medicines: study](https://www.geo.tv/latest/681967-doctors-in-pakistan-prescribe-more-than-twice-who-recommended-medicines-study) · 14 Sep 2026, 10:39 AM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing > A representational photo shows a doctor's prescription alongside a stethoscope and pen. — UnsplashWHO recommends just 1.6 to 1.8 medicines.Generic prescribing stands at only 25%.Antibiotics appear in 45% of prescriptions.ISLAMABAD: Patients in Pakistan are being prescribed... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Over 100 life-saving medicines unavailable in Pakistan](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11061-pakistan-faces-shortage-of-over-100-life-saving-medicines) · 28 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 72% related 6 articles from 4 outlets, 14 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.