50% of Z Pak Prescriptions Don't Meet Clinical Criteria for An Antibiotic

Dr. Sarath Malepati, MD, a California physician, talks to Pat O'Brien about how 50% of Z-pak prescriptions don't meet clinical criteria for an antibiotic, which contribute to the rise of antibiotic overuse and antibiotic resistance.

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Sarath Malepati, MD is a Los Angeles-based general surgeon and Founder and Medical Director of the PPC Group, a health product design team. The mission of the PPC Group is to develop simple solutions for complex healthcare problems. Dr. Malepati is former Georgetown University School of Medicine faculty member and health care policy fellow at the National Institute for Health Care Management, where his research focused on how flaws in the design of health care systems contribute to patient disease. Out of professional concern for the growing number of drug-resistant infections proliferating locally and globally, Dr. Malepati launched EZC Pak, a 5-day tapered immune support pack composed of Echinacea, Zinc, and Vitamin C positioned and marketed as a replacement for inappropriate antibiotic use for colds and flu in the Spring of 2015.