The European Parliament has voted for measures to combat antibiotic resistance and to end the use of mercury amalgam dental fillings. MEPs adopted their position on a comprehensive reform of EU pharmaceutical legislation in Brussels on Wednesday, the Parliament announced. The aim is to boost the development of new preparations. “This revision paves the way to addressing critical challenges such as medicines shortages and antimicrobial resistance,” said Tiemo Wölken, a German MEP who is co-negotiating the project on behalf of the Parliament. Fellow German MEP Peter Liese described it as a scand…