The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is poised to recommend use of a powerful antibiotic to prevent sexually transmitted infections. Ad On Monday, the CDC issueddraft recommendations, recommending doctors consider prescribing doxycycline to help prevent the spread of disease. Officials t...
Though the official guidelines don’t specify that doxycycline should be taken after condomless sex, the studies that the recommendation is based on tested the antibiotic after unprotected sex. “The benefits are really for people who are, for whatever reasons, not using condoms and who are at ...
The CDC released new recommendations that are designed to reduce inappropriate prescribing practices and prevent the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections andC. difficilein nursing homes. According to the CDC, up to 70% of nursing home residents re...
ACP, CDC Advise on Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute RTIDa Hee HanPharmD
Education on appropriate antibiotic prescribing is an integral part of a comprehensive program to improve antibiotic use. Education is most effective when coupled with interventions and outcomes. CDC recommends using case-based strategy to provide antibiotic prescribing education such as feedback provided ...
prescribing to prescribers, pharmacists, and nurses is a necessary aspect of stewardship. Srinivasan said case-based teaching is especially effective. Information should also be tailored to a specific provider group. In addition, providers need to better educate patients about judicious antibiotic use....
Antibiotic prophylaxis in cataract surgery in the setting of penicillin allergy: A decision-making algorithm We assess the options for antibiotic prophylaxis in cataract surgery in the setting of penicillin allergy and provide an algorithm to assist decision-making ... BR Lahood,N Andrew,M Goggin ...
CDC Enlists Parents to Help Curb Antibiotic OverprescribingPublic InformationPharmacists