Friday, October 10, 2008

Cough And Cold Care Kits Reduce Antibiotic Use

We suggest our readers to try this out
A program in health clinics where physicians offer patients a cough and cold care kit containing over the counter medicines appears to significantly reduce unnecessary antibiotic use. A Report from Researchers from the Minnesota Antibiotic Resistance Collaborative (MARC) suggests.
The kit consist of a colorful box filled with pain relievers, decongestant, cough syrup, lozenges, a packet of powdered chicken soup and a teabag.
This could be practiced anywhere in the world including INDIA to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use.