Consumer Health: Are you using antibiotics safely?

The World Health Organization has listed antimicrobial resistance among the top 10 global public health threats. World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, which will be observed Nov. 18 –24, is promoted to increase awareness of the global problem of antimicrobial resistance, and to encourage best practices to avoid the further emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections. Antibiotics are medications used to treat bacterial infections, prevent the spread of disease and reduce serious complications of disease. But some medications…
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