Video GP services risk fuelling antibiotic resistance, study warns WEBCAM GP services may not be safe and risk fuelling antibiotic resistance, research suggests.
The study by Imperial College London examined the work done by private online GP services, which have sprung up in recent years, offering near-instant appointments often via link-ups such as Skype.
The research found such companies were heavily promoting access to antibiotics, sometimes “in minutes”.
Internet searches for antibiotics also led consumers straight to the GP sites, none of which carried any warnings about over-use of the drugs, the study found. The Daily Telegraph
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The study by Imperial College London examined the work done by private online GP services, which have sprung up in recent years, offering near-instant appointments often via link-ups such as Skype.
The research found such companies were heavily promoting access to antibiotics, sometimes “in minutes”.
Internet searches for antibiotics also led consumers straight to the GP sites, none of which carried any warnings about over-use of the drugs, the study found. The Daily Telegraph
See also:
- The impact of private online video consulting in primary care (open access) Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
- Experts call for more evidence to test impact of GP video consultations MedicalXpress
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