Antibiotics and injectable drug medication declined

The antibiotic and injectable drug medication declined from 25.39% in the first quarter to 20.69% in the 4th quarter of 2001 while overall medication expenditures went up according to a survey reported by the HIRA against 30,000 medical institutions in 2001.

The antibiotic medication in volume by medical institutions showed 24.86% at clinics, which was 3.66 fold higher than 6.080% at general...