PEDIATRICS Vol. 76 No. 1 July 1985, pp. 139-140
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Pediatricians, Antibiotics, and Office Practice

WILLIAM G. CROOK MD1

1 681 Skyline Dr, Jackson, TN 38301

To the Editor.—

In his letter, "Pediatricians, Antibiotics, and Office Practice," Disney discussed a telephone conference dealing with the choice and use of antibiotics.1 Seven pediatricians participated. Disney, past president of the American Board of Pediatrics was "astonished" and "alarmed" at the methods that certified pediatricians in practice were using to select antibiotics. He was especially concerned that laboratory studies were little used and that "They (the pediatricians) mostly stated that either the drug was picked at random or was selected by the doctor's preference for one drug or another chosen on the basis of available samples or side effects...."