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Huge rise in antibiotic use

The NHS in Scotland is being urged to investigate a massive rise in the prescribing of antibiotics, in particular drugs that increase the risk of Clostridium difficile.

Despite concern about widespread availability of the medicine breeding superbugs, there was an 18.3% rise in the use of antibiotics between 2004 and 2008.