Antibiotic prescriptions were decreased by 24%, annually 5.45%, for the past 6 years

The last year’s antibiotic prescriptions of domestic medical institutions were recorded at KRW 1.0077 trillion, decreased by 23.9%, KRW 316.4 billion, compared to the year of 2010, 6 years ago. Its average annual decrease rate is 5.3%. Compared with the 2014’s prescriptions, KRW 1.085 trillion, it was decreased by 7.1%. It seems the pharmaceutical field’s efforts to reduce antibiotic prescripti...