GPs should be encouraged to discuss the issue of antibiotic resistance with patients and to not provide an antibiotic prescription to be dispensed at a later date or to meet patient expectation. Journal compilation Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control 2013....
Editors and Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, Australia Ian M Gould Department of General Internal Medicine & Nijmegen University Centre for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University, Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Jos WM van ...
17,21,25,26 Precise data on antibiotic utilization are needed to improve antimicrobial prescription practices promoting quality of care and patient safety. Given the specificities of neonatal care and the importance of AMS in early life, relevant indicators are required to identify antibiotics ...
Singh G. Gastrointestinal complications of prescription and over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: a view from the ARAMIS database. Arthritis, Rheumatism, and Aging Medical Information System. Am J Therapeutics. 2000;7:115–21. Article CAS Google Scholar Fowler P, Shadforth M, Cro...
Singh G. Gastrointestinal complications of prescription and over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: a view from the ARAMIS database. Arthritis, Rheumatism, and Aging Medical Information System. Am J Ther. 2000;7:115–21. Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Tambosi JL, Yamanaka LY,...
Antibiotic prescription practices and attitudes towards the use of antimicrobials among veterinarians in the City of Tshwane, South Africa Ronita Samuels, PeerJ, 2021 A survey of the views and capabilities of community pharmacists in Western Australia regarding the rescheduling of selected oral ...
To control self- medication, the Chilean Ministry of Health has strictly enforced existing laws restricting the purchase of anti- biotics without medical prescription since 1999. These regulatory measures have resulted in a 43% decrease in antimicrobial use in the outpatient setting, which repre- ...
However, to actually change and improve prescription behaviour, education should be sustained in time, which is a challenge in many LMICs. Online free-of-charge training modules are increasingly being developed in places like Latin America and South Africa (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjq...
The Journal of Antibiotics (2015) 68, 453–462; doi:10.1038/ja.2015.4; published online 4 February 2015 INTRODUCTION The overprescription of antibiotics and failure of patients to complete antibiotic treatment regimens have contributed to the emergence of bacterial multi-drug resistance (MDR). At ...
Palla AH, Khan RA, Gilani AH, Marra F (2012) Over prescription of antibiotics for adult pharyngitis is prevalent in developing countries but can be reduced using McIsaac modification of Centor scores: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pul Med 12:70 Article Google Scholar Green SD, Cheesbrough JS...