What Negative Externality Does Antibiotic Use Create

question 73

Multiple Choice

What negative externality does antibiotic use create?

• A) With greater use of antibiotics, bacteria become increasingly resistant to them, thus increasing the likelihood of people dying from drug-resistant bacteria.
• B) When drug companies increase the price of antibiotics, some people can no longer afford to buy antibiotics, putting them at increased risk of death.
• C) The taxes on companies that produce antibiotics are passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices.
• D) Because drug companies use very few workers in their production process, there is a larger than necessary demand for unemployment insurance and other social programs.

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