Immediate measures must be taken to curb unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics, said health experts after a new study found that antibiotic prescriptions for coughs and colds increased by around 40% from 1999 to 2011. Thirty-six per cent of patients were prescribed antibiotics for coughs and colds in 1999 but by 2011 this figure had soared to 51%, study stated. This is despite the fact that the Government issued guidance in 1998 advising GPs not to ...
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