A study has alerted the public to a vast number of people in the United States abusing antibiotics, reported CNN. The study, published in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine, warns that the abuse of antibiotics, or taking antibiotics without a doctor’s prescription, is a public health problem that can lead to an increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Researchers gathered data from studies compiled between the years of 2000 and 2019 that looked at nonprescription antibiotic use in the United States. The data focused on four specific groups of people: patients outside a health care setting, patients in health care settings, Hispanic populations, and injection drug users.
The study identified nonprescription antibiotic use as obtaining, storing, taking, or intending to take antibiotics without the prescription or guidance of a medical professional, and found shocking results as far as the percentage of people taking part in nonprescription antibiotic use.
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