ANTIBIOTICS ARE AN ECONOMIC FAILURE

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The discovery of antibiotics enabled many of our modern medical procedures, including many routine surgeries and immunosuppressant treatments such as chemotherapy. Antibiotic resistance is considered to be one of the greatest public health threats to humanity. If a new antibiotic entered the market, it would either be used as a last line of defense, which means few doses would be sold, or it would be widely used until resistance developed again, after which sales would drop. Antibiotics are only used for a few days, so there's little profit potential. These factors mean there's less money in developing and selling antibiotics compared to drugs for chronic diseases.