Post on 14-Jan-2017
KEY FACTS ABOUT ANTIBIOTICS
THUSHARA C , 1ST YEAR M PHARM DEPARTMENT OF PHARMCY PRACTICE, GRACE COLLEGE OF
PHARMACY,PALAKKAD
ANTIBI TICS RESISTANCE
HOW IT SPREADS ?
1. ANTIBIOTICS ARE LIFE SAVING DRUGS2. ANTIBIOTICS ONLY TREAT BACTERIAL INFECTIONS3. SOME EAR INFECTIONS, MOST SORE THROATS DO NOT REQUIRE AN ANTIBIOTIC4. COMPLETE THE OF COURSE OF DRUGS PRESCRIBED BY THE DOCTOR.5. USE ANTIBIOTICS ONLY IF REQUIRED AND USE AS PER DIRECTIONS
REF: www.medicinenet.com www.wikipedia.org www.nhp.gov.inHOW IT HAPPENS ?
ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE Defined as micro-organisms that are not inhibited
by usually achievable systemic concentration of an antimicrobial agent with normal dosage schedule and / or
fall in the minimum inhibitory concentration range
CONSEQUENCES OF ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE
DISEASES USUALLY HIT BY ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
TUBERCULOSIS
PNEUMONIA
CANCER TREATMEN
TS
URINARY TRACT
INFECTIONS
HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION
S
DIARRHOEAL
INFECTIONS