A recent study shows that one in four U.S. antibiotics may be improperly prescribed.
The analysis was published in the journal BMJ.
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Researchers found that 23-percent of antibiotics prescribed in the year 2016 were "inappropriate" use of the medications.
The three conditions that most commonly led to inaccurate prescriptions were colds, coughs and chest infections.
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