Antibiotic Resistance and Over-Prescribing

President of the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics, Dr. Stuart Levy, is well-known for his contributions to the antibiotic resistance field. He’s on the show today to talk about the recent anthrax scare and how fear and ignorance plays into our use of antibiotics. He also addresses the whole issue of how and why there is so much over-prescribing of antibiotics in the United States.