What is antibiotic resistance? 1 Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of a microbe to resist the effects of medication that once could successfully treat the microbe. The term antibiotic resistance is a subset of AMR, as it applies only to bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics. Advisor: Pn Nur Shazrina Ahmad Editor: Cik Yee Chiou Yann Co-editor: Meera Kalaiselvan Nurain Shafiqah binti Hassim In this issue Antibiotic resistance 1-3 Drug Safety Update 4 Product Brand Changes 5-6 New Drugs in Hospital Segamat 7 ADR Cases 8 Medi Kit 9-12 Pharmacy Activities 13-14 PHARMACY BULLETIN HOSPITAL SEGAMAT, ISSUE 03/2019
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What is antibiotic resistance?
1
Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of a microbe to
resist the effects of medication that once could
successfully treat the microbe. The term antibiotic
resistance is a subset of AMR, as it applies only to
bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
Advisor:
Pn Nur Shazrina Ahmad
Editor:
Cik Yee Chiou Yann
Co-editor:
Meera Kalaiselvan
Nurain Shafiqah binti
Hassim
In this issue
Antibiotic resistance 1-3
Drug Safety Update 4
Product Brand
Changes
5-6
New Drugs in
Hospital Segamat
7
ADR Cases 8
Medi Kit 9-12
Pharmacy Activities 13-14
PHARMACY BULLETINHOSPITAL SEGAMAT, ISSUE 03/2019
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COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL
Take antibiotics only as directed by your doctor
Take the whole dose of antibiotics even when you are feeling well
Do not use any previous antibiotics
Do not share antibiotics with others
Prevent infections by regularly washing hands, avoiding close contact
with infected people and regularly taking vaccine doses.
Get culture before starting antibiotics
Antimicrobial prescribing must be reviewed no later than the 72 hours
after it has been initiated
REFERENCES
1) Antibiotic resistance. (2019). Retrieved 8 October 2019, from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact
sheets/detail/antibiotic-resistance
2) What Exactly is Antibiotic Resistance?. (2019). Retrieved 8 October 2019, from
https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html
3) WHO releases list of world's most dangerous superbugs. (2019). Retrieved 8 October 2019, from
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