28% of US adults misrepresent symptoms to get antibiotics, study finds
Adults Fabricate Cold Symptoms to Secure Unneeded Antibiotics About 28% of American adults have misrepresented their symptoms to healthcare providers to obtain unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions, according to data published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers analyzed survey responses from 959 adults and found that patients routinely exaggerated illness duration, manufactured fake symptoms, or both. The study … Read more
