What Has Been an Unforeseen Consequence of the Overprescription of Penicillin

question 23

Multiple Choice

What has been an unforeseen consequence of the overprescription of penicillin and other antibiotics in Canada?

• A) an emergence of drug-resistant super germs
• B) an increase in cancer rates
• C) a spike in suicide rates
• D) a decline in the rate of elective surgery

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