The Swiss federal authorities want to introduce binding guidelines on the dispensing and use of antibiotics to stop them being given out too widely, increasing bacteria’s resistance to the drugs. Similar guidelines already in place are currently non-binding and subject to self-regulation by the medical community. (SRF, swissinfo.ch) --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events.
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