Inquiry criticises NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde for failure to appoint antimicrobial pharmacist Failure to adopt ’prudent’ antibiotic prescribing practices contributed to the deaths of 34 hospital patients from Clostridium difficile infection.…
RPS antimicrobial resistance event prompts parliamentary debate Politicians in Scotland are set to debate the next steps to take in order to tackle rising antimicrobial resistance.…
The long struggle to ensure prudent use of antibioticsDéjà vu was the overwhelming reaction I had to the feature on strategies to reduce the use of antibiotics in animals ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2014;293:517 ). When I was an assistant secretary of the former Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great…
Antibiotic resistance a ‘threat to public safety’ in EuropeIncreasing bacterial resistance across Europe, particularly to carbapenems and polymixin antibiotics, is a “threat to public safety”.…
Call to raise awareness of the risks of buying antibiotics from unlicensed websites Pharmacists and GPs in Wales call for steps to underline the risks of buying antibiotics online without a prescription.…
Putting the brakes on antibiotic use The UK government should support calls from across the health service for national targets to reduce antibiotic prescribing, before resistance robs us of vital treatments.…
Community pharmacy vital to tackling antimicrobial resistance, summit hears Commissioning community pharmacies to handle minor infections more often could help reduce dependence on antibiotics, conference told.…
New bactericidal enzyme solution could help the fight against MRSA infection An enzyme that kills meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been developed by Dutch biotech company Micreos.…
Strategies to reduce the use of antibiotics in animals New drugs that could eventually replace or reduce the use of antibiotics in animals are in development to help slow the rise of antibiotic resistance.…
Treating bacterial sexually transmitted infections With azithromycin made available over the counter for chlamydia treatment, this CPD article reviews how to identify and treat the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections.…
