China Regulates Antibiotics to Curb Abuse
April 11, 2011 at 05:13 AM EDT
China’s Ministry of Health has established a three-part ranking for antibiotics – restricted, unrestricted and special management – as the country cracks down on the overuse of the medications. Sophisticated healthcare institutions will be granted access to all levels of antibiotics, while lower-level institutions will be restricted to more basic anti-bacteria treatments. Also, the MOH put the responsibility for curtailing antibiotic over-prescription on the individual directors of medical institutions. More details.... Share this with colleagues: var switchTo5x=true; stLight.options({publisher:'d7871f5b-67bc-4d30-b66f-1465d0b97213'});