Category list : Antimicrobial stewardship
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Promoting antibiotic guardians in India
English Pharmacy Board member Mahendra Patel on sharing the antimicrobial stewardship message across India, with students and younger pharmacists at the vanguard.
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Tackling antimicrobial resistance in cancer patients at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust Subscription
Antimicrobial resistant (AMR) infections are estimated to cause 700,000 deaths each year globally, and this figure is predicted to rise to 10 million with a cumulative cost of US$100tn by 2050
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Local implementation of national guidance on management of common infections in primary care in England Subscription
Local adoption and adaptation of national antimicrobial prescribing guidance in primary care.
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Clinical pipeline of new antibiotics remains small, global report highlights Subscription
A quarter of clinical-stage antibiotics are supported by plans to ensure better access and good stewardship after launch compared to 7% in 2018, but the clinical pipeline of antibiotics for priority infections remains small, according to a report published by the Access to Medicine Foundation.
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Pharmacy assessment of penicillin allergy can save money, study finds Subscription
Pharmacy-driven allergy assessments can provide cost savings for patients with a reported penicillin allergy, a study presented at the American Society of Health System Pharmacists’ 54th Midyear Clinical Meeting has shown.
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More than half of acute trusts are failing to reduce their use of antibiotics Subscription
More than half of acute trusts in England failed to reduce their antibiotic use between 2017/2018 and 2018/2019, according to figures analysed by The Pharmaceutical Journal.
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Secrets of success: the hospitals slashing their antibiotic use Subscription
Despite the rise of resistant infections, national figures show that antibiotic use continues to grow in hospitals. However, some trusts in England are stepping up their stewardship efforts and achieving significant reductions. Here, three trusts share the secrets to their success.
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RPS offers free antimicrobial stewardship training to pharmacists in England
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is offering free antimicrobial stewardship training to pharmacists in England.
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Rapid tests for strep A not recommended for sore throat by NICE
Rapid tests for group A streptococcal infections have not been recommended for routine adoption for people with a sore throat.
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We must follow these five rules to avert an antimicrobial resistance crisis Subscription
Simply reducing the use of antibiotics, while discovering new ones, is not enough to keep resistance at bay — healthcare professionals need to understand bacteria’s evolutionary biology if they are to subvert it.
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