Antibiotics

Concern over antibiotic resistance in France sparks media campaign

Antibiotic use has risen again in France where family doctors prescribe them twice as much as they do in the UK or Germany

Alert raised over shortages of antibiotics in pharmacies in France

Suppliers told to release reserve stocks to ensure even supply of amoxicillin

France’s 2024 budget plans for healthcare: What could change for you?

More prescription charges, pill-by-pill dispensing, and new rules on transport reimbursements are all proposed

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French pharmacies now able to prescribe antibiotics…but GPs sceptical

A doctors’ union has denounced the change intended to help GPs with the burden of prescribing antibiotics for simple complaints

Common antibiotic joins list of 277 drugs in short supply in France

Stocks of amoxicillin are under strain as seasonal infections increase. See here for more about the official list of medicines suffering from shortages

France bans imports of meat produced with antibiotic growth promoters

The practice contributes to antibiotic resistance, which could lead to dangerous infections. It is already banned in the EU but not in the UK or many other countries