The study involved more than 35,000 Medicare members and compared their use of antibiotics for the two years before and after the introduction of Medicare Part D, which reduces expenses out of pocket for drugs about 13 to 23 percent. The study showed that people who didn "t have drug coverage or had limited coverage before Medicare Part D were those who increased their most use.
The report showed that the use of antibiotics to combat pneumonia tripled and there could be an overuse in new and expensive antibiotics.
researchers said that the use of antibiotic drugs has tripled for those pneumonia was a good sign that the disease can be fatal, especially in older people. But they added drug use has also been increased for a variety of ARI (acute respiratory infection) such as pharyngitis, bronchitis, sinusitis, and other non-specific respiratory tract infections. and if antibiotics are overused it can lead to drug resistance and medical complications in some patients.
The results indicate that when people "do not have to pay as much for drug coverage, they often ask and fill more prescriptions for antibiotics that can turn into misuse.
One solution to the new trend could require to make patients pay more for drugs to reduce their unnecessary use.
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