The Regulation on Management of Clinical Applications of Antibacterial Drugs takes effect on Wednesday.
The regulation asks doctors to carefully prescribe antibiotics based on a comprehensive check on the patient' symptoms, blood and urine test results. And an antibiotics prescription can be given only after the patient is diagnosed with bacterial infection.
The regulation also stipulates that less than 60 percent of inpatients are allowed to take antibiotics, and no more than 20 percent of outpatients are allowed an antibiotic prescription.
Zuo Xianbo is a doctor with the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, based in the eastern city of Hefei.
