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Los Angeles County Department of Public Health http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov CDCP-ACDC-0084-01 There’s no excuse for overuse. Take a stand against antibiotic resistance. Antibiotics Aren’t Always the Answer Prescribing antibiotics when not needed increases your patient’s risk for adverse drug events and future resistant infections. Health Care Providers: Avoid prescribing antibiotics for: Suggest treating and easing symptoms with: Viral upper respiratory tract infection Uncomplicated bronchitis Ear infection without middle ear effusion Clean humidifier or cool mist vaporizer Warm compresses Saline nasal spray or drops Anti-pyretic, anti-inflammatory drugs
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Antibiotics Aren’t Always the Answerpublichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/docs/ABPoster3.pdf · Anti-pyretic, anti-inflammatory drugs. Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Los

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Page 1: Antibiotics Aren’t Always the Answerpublichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/docs/ABPoster3.pdf · Anti-pyretic, anti-inflammatory drugs. Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Los

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov

CDCP-ACDC-0084-01

There’s no excusefor overuse.

Take a stand against antibiotic resistance.

Antibiotics Aren’t Always the Answer

Prescribing antibiotics when not needed increases your patient’s risk

for adverse drug events and future resistant infections.

Health Care Providers:Avoid prescribing antibiotics for:

Suggest treating and easing symptoms with:

Viral upper respiratory tract infection Uncomplicated bronchitisEar infection without middle ear effusion

Clean humidifier or cool mist vaporizerWarm compressesSaline nasal spray or dropsAnti-pyretic, anti-inflammatory drugs

Page 2: Antibiotics Aren’t Always the Answerpublichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/docs/ABPoster3.pdf · Anti-pyretic, anti-inflammatory drugs. Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Los

Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Los Ángeles

http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov

CDCP-ACDC-0084-02

No hay excusa por el uso excesivo.

Tome una posición contra la resistencia

antibiótica.

Los Antibióticos No Son Siempre La SoluciónLa prescripción de antibióticos cuando no es necesario aumenta el riesgo de

eventos adversos por medicamentos y futuras infecciones resistentes.

Proveedores de Servicios Médicos:

Evite la prescripción de antibióticos para:

Sugiera el tratamiento y alivio de síntomas con:

Infección viral del tracto respiratorioBronquitis sin complicacionesInfección del oído sin efusión del oído medio

Humidificador limpio o vaporizador de aire fríoCompresas tibiasSolución salina en aerosol o gotasMedicamentos anti-piréticos y anti-inflamatorios