EU Reforms Include ‘Prudent-Use’ Targets For Cuts To Antibiotic Consumption

The European Commission says at least 65% of all human consumption of antibiotics should be of products that come under the World Health Organization’s AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) classification, which have a lower risk of resistance.

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The EU proposals for tackling AMR are the latest in a long line • Source: Shutterstock

Repeated attempts to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) have failed to make much of an impact, but hope springs eternal and the European Commission is throwing its weight behind a combination of incentives and cuts in antibiotic consumption that it hopes will help tackle what it calls “one of the top three health threats” facing the EU.

As part of the legislative reform package published on 26 April, the commission is putting forward a key pull incentive for the development of new antimicrobials: the use of transferable data exclusivity vouchers over a 15-year period

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