Norwegians used fewer antibiotics and cold medicines in 2020
There was a marked decline in the use of antibiotics and cold medicines in 2020, new figures from the National Institute of Public Health (FHI)…
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Norway wants to produce their own important antibiotics
The Norwegian authorities are considering whether Norway should invest in its own production of antibiotics. The government wants better preparedness in a crises. Norwegian production…
Report on antibiotic resistance should make alarm bells ring
According to a recent European report,it ibecoming increasingly difficult to treat,with antibiotics, bacterial diseases that infect animals and humans. The report contains data compiled by…
Norwegian animals receive less antibiotics
The use of antibiotics was reduced by 30% on pets and 10% on livestock in the past three years show figures from the Ministry of…
Marine Harvest Chile refuses to provide info
Marine Harvest won’t provide info on antibiotic use Marine Harvest Chile refuses to provide information on antibiotic use and resorts to Constitutional Court, according to…
Norwegian children still use less antibiotics
The use of antibiotics among children has fallen sharply in the last five years. This has been made apparent by figures from the Prescription Register….
12 tons of antibiotics removed from Norwegian chicken production in two years
A recent report shows that Norwegian chicken is free from antibiotics. As well as narasin, a drug that combats bowel disease, has been removed from…
Unnecessarily amounts of antibiotics
Older people are given unnecessarily amounts of antibiotics because urine samples are misinterpreted There is a significant overuse of antibiotics in nursing homes because results…
The use of antibiotics reduced
According to the Institute for Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) the use of antibiotics in Norway is decreasing. The sales of Antibiotics in Norway are decreased by…
Report: Norway spends lowest number of antibiotics in food production
Norwegian food producers use less antibiotics than other European countries. It shows a recent report by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). – Norwegian food production…
Scientist warns that antibiotics are ‘causing chronic diseases’
Extensive use of antibiotics will lead not only to the development of multi-resistant bacteria, but also to increasing cases of allergies, asthma, diabetes and obesity,…
Norwegians used less antibiotics last year
Norwegians used 4 percent less antibiotics in 2015 than in 2012, which is the year with the highest measured consumption. In all, 35.2 million daily…
