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MEDICINES for hospital patients are to be rationed under radical new plans to halt the spread of killer superbugs.
New guidance has been issued to doctors and nurses urging them to cut and delay doses of commonly prescribed antibiotics because of their role in the rise of hospital-acquired infections.See the full content of this document
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Antibiotics Crackdown in War On Superbugs
The initiative is an attempt by health officials to slash the use of antibiotics in hospitals by up to 25 per cent each year, scrapping up to 83,000 routine prescriptions for conditions such as chest and gut infections.
Experts believe the move will bo...See the full content of this document
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