Antibiotics severely abused in China

时间：2007-04-16 09:01:34

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Chinanews, Beijing, April 14 - Statistics show that half of the inpatients in China have been given antibiotics1 for treatment of their ailments2, while the figure in other countries is only 30%, which fact indicates that there is the medication safety problem to be addressed in China.

 

"Antibiotics are perhaps the most frequently used drugs in China, and they are much more expensive than in developed countries, compared with the income of Chinese and Westerners," said Wang Rui, the director of the Institute of Pharmaceutical3 Clinical Pharmacology of the PLA General Hospital, and a member of the Antibiotics Professional Committee of the Chinese Pharmaceutical Association.

 

"The abuse of antibiotics is not only a waste of medical resources, but it will also enhance bacteria's resistance to drugs, not to mention that antibiotics are poisonous as they might lead to fungal infection," said Wang.

 

The main reason for hospitals to abuse antibiotics is profit. It is said that 80% of drugs in China are sold via hospitals, and antibiotics, with mature production technology, can usually generate considerable profit. Furthermore, many patients are misguided by ads, and trust antibiotics blindly, without knowing whether antibiotics can help them or not.

 
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1 antibiotics LzgzQT     
n.（用作复数）抗生素；（用作单数）抗生物质的研究；抗生素，抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
  • The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. 医生给我开了抗生素。
2 ailments 6ba3bf93bc9d97e7fdc2b1b65b3e69d6     
疾病（尤指慢性病），不适( ailment的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • His ailments include a mild heart attack and arthritis. 他患有轻度心脏病和关节炎。
  • He hospitalizes patients for minor ailments. 他把只有小病的患者也送进医院。
3 pharmaceutical f30zR     
adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的
参考例句：
  • She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
  • We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

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