Twice as many antibiotics prescribed at English pharmacies for sore throats than Welsh counterparts

Patients with a sore throat are more than twice as likely to be given antibiotics by a pharmacist through England’s Pharmacy First Scheme compared with a similar scheme in Wales, according to an initial analysis published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. The study, led by researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and Cardiff University, compared…