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Routine use of antibiotics is already prohibited in EU and most developed countries.
by goodpoint 2y ago
Routine use of antibiotics is already prohibited in EU and most developed countries.
- wiz21c 2y agoHow routine is routine ? I'm sure the agro industry will have a very broad interpretation of that...
- friendzis 2y agoRoughly preventative use.
- DeathArrow 2y agoIn most EU countries it is very hard to reach a doctor in decent time unless you can afford to pay a lot. So you can suffer for weeks with an infection and high fever because the pharmacies won't sell you antibiotics because you don't have a paper from a doctor.
- lasergyro 2y agoBeen in Portugal and Austria. Never had this issue, public doctors only.
- StormChaser_5 2y agoHere in Ireland I've never had to wait more than a few hours to see a doctor to get a prescription for an infection. Can be a bit harder at the weekend but still seen the same day
- poincaredisk 2y agoIn which EU country do you live? I moved twice and I never had this experience. Visits this routine can be done almost without delay, sometimes directly off the street inbetween scheduled patients.
- johnisgood 2y agoEven in Hungary it is easy to reach a doctor. The difficulty is in finding a doctor who gives a damn.
- macinjosh 2y agoTell me about it. My kid has a chronic condition and we always have better luck being seen immediately by her ped in the US for a flair up.
- tacet 2y agoCan you list some of the countries? I am curious, because in my country i can be seen within few days or call my doctor i need to. There are also consulting doctors that can be reached, if GP is not available. costs about 4 euros per visit.
- pmags 2y agoUnfortunately, in terms of antifungals both the EU and US are still using tons of them in the context of agriculture [1] which is contributing to drug resistance of human pathogenic fungi [2]. The references below focus on Aspergillus, but there are many such example in other fungal pathogens. [1] Impact of the use of azole fungicides, other than as human medicines, on the development of azole‐resistant Aspergillus spp. https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/9200 https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/9200 [2] Celia-Sanchez BN, Mangum B, Gómez Londoño LF, Wang C, Shuman B, Brewer MT, Momany M. Pan-azole- and multi-fungicide-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus is widespread in the United States. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 Apr 17;90(4):e0178223. doi: 10.1128/aem.01782-23. Epub 2024 Apr 1. PMID: 38557086; PMCID: PMC11022549.
- hinkley 2y agoThe US is a lot of space and India is a lot of people and animals. More than twice the land and around three times the population of Europe.