Global review finds consumption of children's antibiotics varies widely
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 - 11:40
in Health & Medicine
Researchers analyzing the sales of oral antibiotics for children in 70 high- and middle-income countries found that consumption varies widely from country to country with little correlation between countries' wealth and the types of antibiotics. Of concern is the relatively low-level use of amoxicillin, an antibiotic to treat the most common childhood infections.