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while we are at it, let's not give them out like candy in countries known for doing so.

• bayesian_horse 7y ago
  Not possible, politically. Antibiotic management is an ongoing topic and effort, but you can't make independent countries comply. Also, the amount of antibiotic used is not as much of a problem for AB resistance as some people using the "as candy" metaphor may think. The epidemiology of AB resistance is way more complicated, as the spreading of resistance requires multiple factors to coincide. Like the right resistance gene, the right strain, infection chains etc
• AngryData 7y ago
  Honestly I like that better than the US version of requiring you to pay a bunch of money for a doctor to sign off on something that a pharmacist should be able to give upon request. Something like an eye infection should be just a couple bucks to treat, but just going to a doctor to tell you "yeah your eye is infected, you need antibiotics" and then getting charged $100 or more for their signature is crazy. Maybe it would work fine in a free healthcare model. From the research ive seen there is very little risk from humans abusing antibiotics, especially in comparison to agricultural usage. I can go to the store and buy amoxicillian for fish for like 5-10 bucks, but to get a human prescription it could cost $200+.