Antibiotic use in Ukraine increases by 3.5 times - Ministry of Health
The use of antibiotics in Ukraine to date has grown 3.5 times compared to the same period last year, the Minister of Health said during a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada on Friday.
"Indeed, our use of antibiotics has grown 3.5 times compared to the same period last year. There is a program regarding provision with pharmaceutical companies - they are fully provided with raw materials. If antibiotics have disappeared in some pharmacy, I think these are isolated cases," he said. At the same time, the minister urged not to self-medicate.
"We held meetings with the heads of pharmacy chains regarding the provision of antibiotics and other drugs, in particular, anticoagulants. There was a big request from this industry to appeal to the population not to self-medicate," Stepanov said.
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