Antibiotics overused in otitis media

"I am sick of hearing about the over prescribing of antibiotics by GPs - not only for acute otitis media but for all other indications. How often have I given the spiel of not using antibiotics for this and that only to have the patient come back two or three times eventually with a complication from an untreated bacterial infection.

Take your dog to the vet or a visit to the local agricultural supply store and see how antibiotics are given out freely for all sorts of things, often as prevention. I am certain the majority of bacterial resistance comes from these practices rather than from what the GP prescribes."

Warwick Darlow