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Tue 11 Nov 2008Sharp rise in medical card use of antibiotics
THERE HAS been a sharp increase in antibiotic prescribing for medical card patients, new research has found. One of the antibiotic groups has strong links to the development of MRSA and clostridium difficile in hospitals.
The findings are expected to influence forthcoming recommendations aimed at achieving €64 million in drug savings as part of the deal to provide medical cards to 95 per cent of people over 70.
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