BEIJING: The use of antibiotics in Chinese hospitals has dropped by 40% since the top health authority began to curb their overuse, said a senior expert.
“The Chinese government recognised the challenges and implemented measures starting in 2012 to tackle that,” said Xiao Yonghong, a professor at the Institute of Clinical Pharmacology at Peking University and a member of the Rational Drug Use Committee of the National Health and Family Planning Commission.
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