Irrational Use of Antibiotics in Medicine: Crisis of Antibiotic Resistance and what We Can Do
https://doi.org/10.15690/pf.v14i6.1834
Abstract
Antibiotic overuse in clinical practice not only leads to an increased amount of healthcare costs and a risk of side effects, but also causes an increase of antimicrobial resistance. This is a global problem and an effective fight bacterial infection depends on its solution. This article provides a brief overview of the primary situations of irrational antibiotic use among pediatric population and the reasons why doctors overprescribe antibiotic. The literature based strategies for antibiotics restrictions are proposed and some generalized rules for a rational antibiotic therapy for physicians and for patients are formulated.
About the Author
Svetlana V. Ilyina
Federal State-Funded Educational Institution of Higher Education «Irkutsk State Medical University» of the Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Ilyina S.V. Irrational Use of Antibiotics in Medicine: Crisis of Antibiotic Resistance and what We Can Do. Pediatric pharmacology. 2017;14(6):508-514. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15690/pf.v14i6.1834
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