Canaan said it is important to note that not everyone who
overprescribes is a criminal.
"You have your family doctor saying we don't want to
overprescribe antibiotics," points out Gibson.
doctors have been overeager to
overprescribe. Taking charge of your personal health these days means looking beyond what may appear a quick or easy physical or emotional fix via a prescription drug.
Editor's note: In our last issue, we explored the consequences of what happens when doctors
overprescribe antibiotic drugs.
Q: Do doctors misprescribe or
overprescribe because they don't know?
While doctors are under pressure not to
overprescribe antibiotics, pharmaceutical companies have a clear incentive to sell as many of them as possible.
Purdue and other drug companies are being sued by local governments that claim the companies used deceptive marketing that encouraged doctors to
overprescribe opioids, the AP reported.
The study found no evidence to support concerns that such clinics provide a lower quality of care or
overprescribe antibiotics, but it did show that a smaller proportion of high-risk patients received urine cultures at retail clinics than at other settings.
"We have to be very careful not to
overprescribe antibiotics, since evidence now shows a growing resistance by bacteria," he cautions.
B]:3B-59B), he said, adding, "Primary care physicians tend to
overprescribe antibiotics for COPD exacerbations."
Most now attempt to distinguish between those who inappropriately
overprescribe and those who prescribe large doses for pain treatment.