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Article in LmV - "Can AI prevent antibiotic shortages?"

An integrated, AI-based data system was one of the measures against the problem of antibiotic shortages in Sweden that was discussed at a breakfast meeting on March 10, 2020.

Shortages of antibiotics are, as Läkemedelsvärlden has reported on various occasions, a recurring problem in healthcare. In the last week of December 2019, for example, 25 different antibiotics were listed as remaining at the Swedish Medical Products Agency.

- Antibiotic shortages keep the healthcare system busy, stated Håkan Hanberger, professor of infectious medicine, at a breakfast meeting arranged by the Association of Pharmacists and Läkemedelsvärlden.

Read the full article here. (In Swedish)

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