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Why GPs prescribe too many antibiotics and why it's time to set targets

  • Written by Chris Del Mar, Professor of Public Health, Bond University
imageOur study suggests setting targets for antibiotic prescribing is the next step to curb their overuse.from www.shutterstock.com

Published yesterday, our study estimates Australian GPs are prescribing about five million too many scripts for antibiotics a year for run-of-the-mill respiratory infections. But this is not a simple case of “blame...

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