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<p> </p><p>Data on antibiotic use in the medical and veterinary sectors are currently
collated in a different format, which prevents direct comparison.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>However, data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre shows that
376 tonnes of just one class of antibiotic, the β-lactams, was used in primary care
in England in 2012. This does not factor in other classes of antibiotic, or those
used in secondary care. In contrast the total sales of all antibiotics for use in
animals for the whole UK was 409 tonnes, 82 tonnes of which were β-lactams.</p><p>
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