SEVEN DAYS IN MEDICINE

摘要

A fifth of antibiotics from GPs is inappropriate: At least 20% of antibiotic prescriptions in primary care in England are inappropriate, research from Public Health England shows. This rate needs to fall to 10% if the target to halve inappropriate prescribing by 2020 is to be achieved. Paul Cosford, PHE's medical director, said that all general practices needed to look at how they can reduce their inappropriate prescribing levels "to help make sure the antibiotics that save lives today can save lives tomorrow.