Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Over-the-Counter Antibiotics
Another bill Governor Brown is expected to sign would be the first in the nation to eliminate over-the-counter sales of antibiotics for livestock. Instead, farmers would need to get a prescription from a veterinarian. This is part of a much larger effort to reduce antibiotic resistance in humans, which has been linked to 23,000 deaths a year.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readAnother bill Governor Brown is expected to sign would be the first in the nation to eliminate over-the-counter sales of antibiotics for livestock. Instead, farmers would need to get a prescription from a veterinarian. This is part of a much larger effort to reduce antibiotic resistance in humans, which has been linked to 23,000 deaths a year.
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- 7:53Over-the-Counter AntibioticsYou’re reading this
- 15:25U.S. v. Mexico
- 25:51Film Roundup