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The number of antibiotic-resistant strains continues to rise rapidly. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) point...
View ArticleAntimicrobial stewardship programs aim to curb resistance problem
The rise in the incidence of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) of late has ushered in a new sense of urgency for health institutions across the United States to tackle the...
View ArticleAntibiotic resistance matters
Antibiotics are one of the cornerstone therapies for numerous dermatologic conditions including the treatment of acne and rosacea however their overuse and sometimes misuse has increasingly led to...
View ArticleHealth-system pharmacists empower the team
The role of health-system pharmacists has evolved considerably over the last half century. No longer responsible only for compounding drugs and dispensing prescriptions, today's health-system...
View ArticleCMS proposal to address antibiotic resistance: Key takeaways
It has been more than a year since President Obama released his national action plan to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria and The Joint Commission unveiled its standard on antimicrobial resistance....
View ArticleFour steps managed care can take to promote antimicrobial stewardship
The call for antimicrobial stewardship is growing in the healthcare landscape. Reports of pan–drug-resistant infections have occurred and, without action, society risks returning to the pre-antibiotic...
View ArticleGood News for Health-System Pharmacists
As pharmacists’ role in health care expands, more pharmacists were hired by health systems in 2017, according to the results of a survey by ASHP. The organization found that, on average, hospitals had...
View ArticleAre Community Pharmacists an Untapped Resource in Fighting Antifungal...
Each year, 23,000 of the approximately 2 million people who contract antibiotic-resistant infections will die.1 Such a death toll automatically draws attention to the antibiotic resistance crisis....
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