Antibiotic Education Program

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Antibiotic Education Program

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• Medical providers have prescribed antibiotics for
  years and for good reason. They are used to help
  treat and fight bacterial infections, which can
  be quite common. Read on to learn more about how
  we provide antibiotic education programs to our
  patients.

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What are antibiotics used for?

• Be Antibiotic Aware Facts

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• Antibiotics are a form of medicine used to help
  fight infections caused by bacteria in humans.
  They kill the bacteria or make it harder for the
  bacteria to multiply and grow.
• Infections caused by bacteria, such as strep
  throat, urinary tract infection (UTI), and
  whooping cough, are treated with antibiotics.

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• Antibiotics are also used for treating
  life-threatening conditions, particularly if
  bacteria is the cause. These conditions include
  sepsis, where the body has an extreme response to
  an infection or pneumonia.
• Since as early as the 1940s, antibiotics have
  been used, and they have significantly reduced
  illness and deaths due to infectious diseases.
  But antibiotics arent always the answer.

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What is antibiotic resistance?

• When antibiotics are overprescribed or patients
  do not follow the prescribed instructions,
  bacteria can become resistant to the antibiotic.
  This means the bacteria are not stopped or killed
  by the drugs designed to destroy them and, as a
  result, continue to grow. It is estimated that
  1.27 million deaths worldwide result from
  antibiotic resistance.

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What is antibiotic stewardship?

• Antibiotic stewardship is the commitment to
  improving when and which antibiotics are
  prescribed. Fine-tuning antibiotics prescribed
  and educating patients on the importance of
  following prescribed guidelines when taking them
  is the best way to treat infections and reduce
  antibiotic resistance.

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Here are a few facts from the CDC Be Antibiotics
Aware
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• Antibiotics can save lives, but being sick
  doesnt mean you need them.
• Taking antibiotics when they arent needed could
  have harmful side effects.
• Antibiotics do not work against viruses like
  colds, flu, runny nose, or bronchitis.
• Respiratory infections caused by a virus usually
  go away in two weeks without treatment.
• Ask your primary healthcare professional for
  recommendations to feel better while fighting a
  virus
• Antibiotics can create resistance in bacteria.
  Take antibiotics exactly as prescribed.
• Taking antibiotics incorrectly increases the
  chances that bacteria will become resistant to
  the antibiotic.