Improved drug coverage under Medicare associated with increases in antibiotic use

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 15:28 in Health & Medicine

Antibiotic use appears to have increased among older adults whose prescription drug coverage improved as a result of enrolling in Medicare Part D, with the largest increases for broad-spectrum, newer and more expensive drugs, according to a new report.

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