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Experts: End ‘complete the course’ for antibiotics
« on: July 31, 2017, 07:01:52 am »

Experts: End ‘complete the course’ for antibiotics
By Theresa Bebbington

July 27, 2017 -- The message given by doctors to "complete the course" when taking antibiotics should be dropped, experts say.

They argue that it is not backed by evidence and should be replaced.

Antibiotics are important for fighting off infections, but there is a growing global concern about the number of cases in which bacteria have become resistant to these medicines.

http://www.webmd.com/drug-medication/news/20170728/experts-end-complete-the-course-for-antibiotics#1