ANTIBIOTICS
November 1st, 2001
KEITH NUTHALLTHE EU Council of Ministers, (health), has adopted formal guidelines on the prudent use of antibiotics and other anti-microbial agents in human medicine, to contain the spread of resistance in viruses and bacteria to these pharmaceuticals.This non-binding Recommendation asks national governments to provide public information on the subject, to use a precautionary 'by prescription only' approach, to carry out more research and to improve monitoring of consumption of these drugs.It urges Member States to draw up action plans to implement these policies ...
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