The UK he is certainly leaving the way in allowing consumers the ability to begin purchasing some drugs over-the-counter.  This antibiotic is primarily for the use of Chlamydia and ulna longer require prescription to be purchased over the counter.  The UK appears to be encouraging more self-medicating as time goes on.  BD

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has given the green light for an oral antibiotic to be sold without prescription for the first time, in a move that pushes back the barriers to self-medication.  Patients aged 16 years and over will be able to buy the azithromycin pill, sold as Clamelle by Icelandic drugmaker Actavis, to treat chlamydia, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said on Wednesday.

Britain clears first oral antibiotic for OTC sale - Yahoo! News

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