Responsible use of antibiotics: what’s your role?...Antibiotics don’t work against viral...
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As a healthcare professional you can explain to your patients that taking antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance are related.
Keep track of the most up-to-date clinical guidelines and antibiotics product information.
Responsible use of antibiotics: what’s your role?
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As a patient you should use antibiotics only when and as prescribed by your doctor.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Never share antibiotics that were prescribed to you!
Responsible use of antibiotics: what’s your role?
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As a patient, by using antibiotics responsibly you can protect people who are especially vulnerable to infections. Pregnant women and newborns Older people Cancer patients Patients who have undergone a transplant People living with immunodeficiency
Responsible use of antibiotics: what’s your role?
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Antibiotics don’t work against viral infections. Don’t use them to treat a cold or flu.
Always complete the prescribed course of antibiotics and never share them!
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The world needs new antibiotics and new tools to monitor antimicrobial resistance.
Pharmaceutical companies need to boost their research and development efforts.
Responsible use of antibiotics: we all have a role
By following good practices you can help protect both animal and human health.
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As a veterinarian you can promote the responsible use of antibiotics with animal owners.
Keep track of the most up-to-date clinical guidelines and report lack of or reduced effectiveness.
Responsible use of antibiotics: what’s your role?
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Global health leaders and decision-makers can increase incentives for new antibiotics and reward companies that develop them.
Join the global coalition combating antimicrobial resistance through a ‘One Health’ approach.
Responsible use of antibiotics: what’s your role?
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Global medicines regulators have a role in combating antimicrobial resistance.
Join our efforts to worktowards safe, effective, and innovative solutions to antimicrobial resistance.
Responsible use of antibiotics: what’s your role?
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Continued research in all aspects of antimicrobial resistance is crucial for fighting superbugs.
Continuous monitoring of the effectiveness of existing antimicrobial agents and active surveillance of emerging antimicrobial resistance is a key task in this fight.
Responsible use of antibiotics: what’s your role?
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People need to be aware of the risks of antimicrobial resistance.
As a journalist, you can join the fight by keeping antimicrobial resistance at the forefront of the news cycle to increase public attention to this global health threat.
Responsible use of antibiotics: what’s your role?