Patients’ acceptance of placebo antibiotics in Japan: a prescription for antimicrobial resistance

Background The generalized use of antibiotics has led to the emergence of bacteria which are resistant to antimicrobial agents. This stems in part from the patient’s tendencies to seek antibiotics for diseases when not necessary. Hence, this article investigated patient acceptance of prescribing pla...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Ito, Yuichi Watanabe, Takashi Okumura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40545-022-00470-8