Antibiotic resistance is growing and is one of the great health threats of our time. As a result, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is launching a new collaborative campaign at its conference in September to help achieve the necessary reduction in inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics
You can help the organisation build this future campaign by telling the team about the role of pharmacists in fighting antibiotic resistance through good stewardship of these precious medicines.
The campaign will celebrate the impact that existing pharmacy lead work is already having on improving antimicrobial stewardship. The RPS is keen to hear about examples of the work that is happening in hospitals, community pharmacy and all other settings, to feature in a forthcoming RPS policy report on antimicrobial stewardship.
The work you do could include:
- Providing flu vaccinations which protect individuals from infection and reduces the need for antibiotics
- Giving self-care advice, especially on urinary tract infections and upper respiratory tract infections, which means fewer people visit the GP asking for unnecessary antibiotics
- Challenging inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
To participate, complete the survey which closes on 31st July and help the RPS demonstrate to everyone that pharmacists can make a difference.
