Antibiotic Response Essay

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Adherence to antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines at University Medical Center is poor within the study period. Supporting implementation of antibiotic stewardship program and making sure that all of prophylactic antibiotics are covered by Health Insurance are importance and necessary in order to improve effectiveness and appropriateness of antibiotic prophylaxis usage

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Low adherence to appropriate antimicrobial prophylaxis is contributed by lack of established guidelines hence resulting in high rate of broad spectrum antibiotic use, long duration and inappropriate timing of first dose(Bank, 2014)

The misuse of penicillin and other antibiotics however is causing the growing problem of antibiotic resistance in which seemingly harmless infections turn to be deadly and dangerous. Antibiotics are not only casually used as treatments for bacterial infections, but are also used in agriculture and veterinary medicine, creating controversy on the proper uses of antibiotics. As advancements in the medical fields proved to be beneficial for a short period of time, today the misuse of these innovations are creating more and more problems that have proven to be dangerous to the accustomed health of the global population. Antibiotics were not always considered to be a superficial medication and, in fact, have been naturally used for millions of years, like with ants and their symbiosis with antibiotic producing fungi. Humans do not fully realize the value that antibiotics have brought to the population and do not take measures to preserve their use. In contrast, humans take for advantage the natural benefits that is given to them to overly benefit themselves, such as while creating revenue through mass production despite warning from scientists. This selfish misuse leads to consequences in which the future will have to provide solutions for, and perhaps even follow in the ants’ footsteps.

Antibiotic resistance is becoming a more prevalent issue. This is a growing dilemma because, not only do patients have the potential to develop resistance, but they also can transmit the resistant bacteria to others (McKellar, 2014). Additionally, it is estimated that over one-third of all antibiotics prescribed to patients are unnecessary (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Overutilization of antibiotics is a growing problem due to some patients’ inappropriate demands for antibiotics or misdiagnoses by prescribers, however, underutilization of antibiotics can be just as problematic. Physicians are trained to use good antimicrobial stewardship when prescribing antibiotics; only giving them to patients who truly do have a bacterial infection. This becomes an issue when providers are too cautious and do not prescribe antibiotics in an attempt not to contribute to antibiotic resistance. Unfortunately, this caution could have a detrimental effect on the health of patients who actually need the antibiotics. To combat this issue, we must find a balance between good antimicrobial stewardship to minimize resistance while also taking underutilization into consideration. We, as pharmacists, are at a unique position between the physician and

In the last decade, the number of prescriptions for antibiotics has increases. Even though, antibiotics are helpful, an excess amount of antibiotics can be dangerous. Quite often antibiotics are wrongly prescribed to cure viruses when they are meant to target bacteria. Antibiotics are a type of medicine that is prone to kill microorganisms, or bacteria. By examining the PBS documentary Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria and the article “U.S. government taps GlaxoSmithKline for New Antibiotics” by Ben Hirschler as well as a few other articles can help depict the problem that is of doctors prescribing antibiotics wrongly or excessively, which can led to becoming harmful to the body.

The advent of penicillin forever changed the world of medicine at its discovery with its ability to treat diseases, deadly at the time, that are now considered commonplace and easily treatable. Penicillin was one of the greatest discoveries of the twentieth century, as antibiotics are one of the most highly prescribed drugs in the world today. Although its discovery is often described as serendipitous, the process by which it was cultivated was quite meticulous, and continued attention has been paid to penicillin's further development. It is because penicillin and its derivatives have played such a vital role in everyday medicine that it is such an important topic.

Overprescribing of antimicrobials is also influenced by prescribers’ perceptions towards patients’ needs and expectations (Macfarlane et al., 1997b, Bosu and Ofori-Adjei, 1997, Butler et al., 1998, World Health Organisation, 2001). One example of overprescribing practices is the excessive prescribing of parenteral antimicrobials when narrow spectrum oral antimicrobials would be more suitable (Gumodoka et al., 1996 and World Health Organisation, 2001). In busy medical working environments, medical staff may have no time to explain to patients why they have decided to prescribe or not prescribe antimicrobials (Hutchinson and Foley, 1999 and World Health Organisation, 2001). Qualitative research has shown that patients perceived prescribers who did not prescribe antimicrobials as an imperfect source of care.

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A single-system research intervention was implemented with a 29-year-old Caucasian male using an ABA design method. The participant is a married Sheriff Officer with no children in Cumberland County, New Jersey who works swing shifts that is not conducive to a normal sleeping pattern or a daily schedule routine. His work requires the participant to engage in a sedentary office setting in which he enters in warrants and other computer-related activities. Throughout his work activity, he rarely moves from his desk for 8 to 16 hours, depending if he works overtime. Due to the participant’s work schedule, the amount of time spent in sedentary behaviors outside of work (i.e. watching television, playing video games and iPhone) also increased due to his lack of motivation and energy.

Many people use antibiotics to protect themselves, but some of them are harmful to our immune systems. Antibiotics only use to kill bacteria not viruses. As a result, the overuse of antibiotics causes more harm than good if people are not used the right way. (familydoctor.org editorial stuff, 2014). However, bacteria have become resistant to some antibiotics because the antibiotics used to kill it has been overused. (CPS, 2011). This essay will first describe the definition of antibiotics. Secondly, the causes of antibiotics overusing. Thirdly, the effects of antibiotics overusing. Fourth, solutions of prevent antibiotics overusing. Lastly, the conclusion of this essay.

Antibiotics have been used to treat a wide variety of illnesses some of which could possibly lead to death. In the early years, new antibiotics were developed faster than bacteria could develop resistance to them ( refer to appendix 1). Antibiotic Resistance continues to be a serious public health threat worldwide deemed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control). Some reasons for the widespread use of antibiotics include: increasing global availability over a period of time and uncontrolled sale in many low or middle income countries, where they can be obtained over the counter without a prescription. In Alexander Flemings Noble Peace Prize acceptance speech he also spoke of the danger of Antibiotic Resistance.

Antibiotics have played a major role in our society thanks to Sir Alexander Fleming's careful observations in 1928. Without it, many lives would be in danger due to infectious diseases. Antibiotics are chemical substances produced by various species of microorganisms and other living systems that are capable in small concentrations of inhibiting the growth of or killing bacteria and other microorganisms. These organisms can be bacteria, viruses, fungi, or animals called protozoa. A particular group of these agents is made up of drugs called antibiotics, from the Greek word anti ("against") and bios ("life").

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