NPS shows drop in antibiotic requests

The percentage of consumers who report asking doctors for antibiotics dropped from 17% in 2014 to 13% in 2015, while programs across seven different therapeutic areas in the 2013-14 financial year returned cost savings to the PBS of $69.24 million, according to the 2014-15 Annual Evaluation Report from NPS MedicineWise. NPS MedicineWise CEO Dr Lynn