newsGP – Australian antibiotic prescribing remains high – despite recent drop – RACGP

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Rates remain double those of some European nations, with disadvantaged areas in major cities among the most affected.
There was still an overall 13.3% drop in antimicrobial dispensing nationwide between 201314 and 201718.
While it has been variously referred to as a slow moving pandemic and the global warming of healthcare, the spectre of increasing antimicrobial resistance fuelled by high rates of antibiotic prescribing remains a nationwide threat.In particular, a new report tracking an…

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