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Health Tip: Why Antibiotic Resistance Is Serious
Posted 16 Nov 2011 by Drugs.com
-- Antibiotic resistance occurs when a bacterium mutates and becomes immune to the effects of a specific antibiotic. You can help prevent antibiotic resistance by taking an antibiotic regimen only when necessary. Remember that antibiotics don't work against viral infections such as a cold or the flu. If you do begin taking an antibiotic, you should never skip a dose. Also, you should finish the entire amount that your doctor has prescribed, despite the fact that you might be feeling better. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says antibiotic-resistant bacteria are dangerous because: It may be difficult to find a medication that kills the bacteria. Resistant bacteria tend to spread more quickly between families and within communities. Infections become more difficult and more expensive to treat. People may die from a resistant infection before it can be treated ... Read more
Related support groups: Amoxicillin, Doxycycline, Bactrim, Bacterial Infection, Cephalexin, Penicillin, Clindamycin, Azithromycin, Cipro, Metronidazole, Levaquin, Zithromax, Augmentin, Flagyl, Ciprofloxacin
Research Warns of Overuse of Powerful Class of Antibiotics
Posted 3 Apr 2011 by Drugs.com
SUNDAY, April 3 – The use of a powerful class of antibiotics called carbapenems has increased dramatically in the United States over the past five years, a new study shows. The increased use of these drugs – widely regarded as the last option for treating severe infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria – is cause for concern because carbapenem-resistant bacteria are becoming more common, the researchers said. Overuse of carbapenem drugs could lead to the reduction of their effectiveness against tough-to-treat infections. For this study, the researchers analyzed antibiotic use in 110 VA facilities from 2005 to 2009. They found a gradual rise in overall antibiotic use, but major increases in the use of certain types of antibiotics: carbapenems (102 percent); intravenous vancomycin (79 percent); and combinations of penicillin with beta-lactamase-inhibitors (41 percent). The ... Read more
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Smarten Up About Antibiotics, CDC Urges
Posted 18 Nov 2010 by Drugs.com
THURSDAY, Nov. 18 – Knowing when to take antibiotics – and when not to – can help fight the rise of deadly "superbugs," say experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About half of antibiotics prescribed are unnecessary or inappropriate, the agency says, and overuse has helped create bacteria that don't respond, or respond less effectively, to the drugs used to fight them. "Antibiotics are a shared resource that has become a scarce resource," said Dr. Lauri Hicks, a medical epidemiologist at the CDC. She's also medical director a of new program, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, that had its launch this week. "Everyone has a role to play in preventing the spread of antibiotic resistance," Hicks said. The stakes are high, said Dr. Arjun Srinivasan, CDC's associate director for health care-associated infection prevention programs. Almost every type of bacteria ... Read more
Related support groups: Infections, Amoxicillin, Doxycycline, Bactrim, Cephalexin, Penicillin, Clindamycin, Azithromycin, Cipro, Metronidazole, Levaquin, Zithromax, Augmentin, Flagyl, Ciprofloxacin
Antibiotic Resistance Can Last a Year, Review Finds
Posted 19 May 2010 by Drugs.com
TUESDAY, May 18 – Some patients who take antibiotics may become resistant to them and stay that way for as long as a year, a new review finds. The researchers analyzed 24 studies of antibiotic resistance, in which people develop a partial or full immunity to the powers of a medication. The studies looked at use of the drugs in primary care, most often for respiratory or urinary tract infections. Antibiotic resistance is at its height in the month after a drug is prescribed, but the effect may last for a year, according to the findings published online May 18 in BMJ. "Primary care clinicians and patients may wish to consider this evidence when discussing the benefits and risks of prescribing and consuming antibiotics," study author Alastair Hay, consultant senior lecturer in primary health care at the University of Bristol in England, and colleagues concluded. In an accompanying ... Read more
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FDA Medwatch Alert: Invanz (ertapenem sodium) Injection
Posted 5 Jul 2007 by Drugs.com
[Posted 07/05/2007] Merck and FDA informed healthcare professionals that 3 lots of Invanz (0803930, 0803940, and 0803950), a product indicated for the treatment of patients with moderate to severe infections caused by susceptible isolates of the designated microorganisms, were recalled. The product was recalled because of two incidents of finding broken glass pieces in the reconstituted solution for injection. Healthcare professionals are advised to immediately stop dispensing all products from the three lots specified above. No other lots are affected by this recall.[July 02, 2007 - Dear Healthcare Professional Letter - Merck] Read more
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