Antibiotics

The latest report from the chief science advisor was called for by health professionals concerned about antimicrobial resistance

A simple ‘nudge’ letter to GPs pointing out their antibiotic prescribing was “out of whack” with their local peers led to a sizable drop in overprescribing, a study published today finds 

It's World Antibiotic Awareness Week and pharmacies are being asked to participate in an Antibiotic Amnesty run by the Pharmaceutical Society and the Ministry of Health

With the cold and flu season in full swing, Unichem and Life pharmacists are doing their bit to take pressure off the healthcare system by triaging patients suffering from sore throats

Pharmacy technicians are being invited to sign up to a learning conference about infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship

Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest threats to human health

Pharmacists are being asked to hold an amnesty for unused antibiotics in an effort to help curb drug-resistant infections

Pharmacists are being asked to hold an amnesty for unused antibiotics in an effort to help curb drug-resistant infections

Medsafe is aware of a US warning that the antibiotic azithromycin can be harmful to blood and lymph node cancer patients who have undergone stem cell transplants

Wanting to head off a winter surge in antibiotics use, and to slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance, Pharmac and GPs are getting tougher on colds and coughs