Pulse reports that ministers are to consider OTC antibiotics ban
Source: Pulse
Area: News
According to Pulse, Ministers are considering banning future reclassifications of antibacterial drugs to prevent them being sold over the counter (OTC) because of the public health dangers of rising antibiotic resistance. The Pulse article is based on minutes from the March 2010 meeting of the Department of Health's Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI).
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The minutes state: The Chair informed the Committee in confidence that applications for the reclassification of nitrofurantoin and trimethoprim have been withdrawn. The Committee welcomed this decision. It was then discussed whether antibacterials should be excluded from the POM to P policy. The Committee unanimously recommended dise...
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