Antibiotics over prescribed
- Bahrain: Saturday, May 17 - 2008 at 08:53
Doctors in Bahrain are endangering the health of children and adults by over prescribing antibiotics when treating patients, according to a Ministry of Health study. It found that a quarter of all medication prescribed in the country are antibiotics. Patients are pressuring doctors to give them antibiotics, prompting the Ministry to launch as awareness campaign and encourage doctors to prescribe less when treating people.
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