Now’s not the time to get liberal with antibiotics, NZMA tells podiatrists

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Now’s not the time to get liberal with antibiotics, NZMA tells podiatrists

Patient's foot with a fungal nail infection 10 weeks after oral treatment
Patients with ingrowing toenails where infection is suspected should be referred to a GP, says the NZMA in its submission on podiatrist prescribing
“For a podiatrist to require another prescriber to provide a prescription in order to complete their treatment plan for that patient is wasteful and p