So, that's being too nice--recall that market forces are what have led to the overprescription of these medications and also the creation of the environments (hospitals) in which they flourish and mutate.
Yes, we would likely be better off with a Pigouvian tax on antibiotics - that's the economist solution. Unfortunately, neither the capitalistic system nor the democratic process has any real way to get us there.
Pigouvian tax on antibiotics - that's the economist solution
The Swedes and British manage extremely well with national guidelines that physicians actually adhere too. In some disciplines there is no alternatives to the technocrats.
