APhA Calls For Appropriate Use Of Antibiotics - Pharmacists And Other Healthcare Professionals Can Educate The Public

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the national professional society of pharmacists, encourages patients to talk to their pharmacist and healthcare professional about proper antibiotic use, prevention of antibiotic resistance, and appropriate infection control. Tens of thousands of deaths and an estimated 1 million hospital infections are blamed on antibiotic resistant bacteria each year. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: MRSA / Drug Resistance on October 20th, 2007