Re:A 'slow catastrophe' unfolds as the golden age of antibio...
by the_duke on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @05:30AM
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I can only speak for the situation in Austria:
In the past, doctors heavily over-prescribed antibiotics. Often as a precaution. The government and health providers have become very aware of an upcoming problem with high restistance though, so they are working hard to change the behaviour.
Existing doctors are re-educated not to prescribe Antibiotics on a hunch, with monitoring and reprimands from health providers.
And this is also drilled into med students in University.
Change always takes time... let's hope we won't be too late to avoid a serious increase in fatalities.
In the past, doctors heavily over-prescribed antibiotics. Often as a precaution. The government and health providers have become very aware of an upcoming problem with high restistance though, so they are working hard to change the behaviour.
Existing doctors are re-educated not to prescribe Antibiotics on a hunch, with monitoring and reprimands from health providers.
And this is also drilled into med students in University.
Change always takes time... let's hope we won't be too late to avoid a serious increase in fatalities.