抗生素课件课件(英文精品) TOWARDS THE RATIONAL USE OF ANTIBIOTICS.pptVIP

TOWARDS THE RATIONAL USE OF ANTIBIOTICS Anahí Dreser London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Department of Public Health Policy Irrational antibiotic use and its consequences Common problems related with antibiotic use are: Over prescribing (giving antibiotics when it is not needed) Inappropriate selection and dosing by health care providers Unfettered access to antibiotics by consumers, self-medication The inappropriate use of antibiotics contributes to: Adverse clinical outcomes Global spread of antimicrobial resistance Unnecessary expenditures by consumers Heavy economic