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It seems odd to me that doctors are even allowed to prescribe antibiotics when they know they aren't necessary. Why shouldn't that be grounds for disciplinary action?

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That's one of the interesting experiences when moving to Sweden. One is highly unlikely to be prescribed antibiotics here, and one gets prescribed very "old" antibiotics, that my partner who was trained in France said are hardly used anymore in France due to resistances. When she started working as a GP here she found out that it's very hard for doctors to prescribe antibiotics, i.e. the conditions under which doctors are allowed to prescribe them are very strict.

There's a lot of things that are frustrating about the medical system here, but the restrictions on antibiotics is one of the very good things.

Sounds sensible, but I imagine it won't do much good if it's just Sweden doing it.

You're right it won't do much good, but it is nice to see a country take a principled stand and actually practice what they preach and be the change they want to see.

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